24/29 We shall have plate at table! Darling, hasten and prepare this turtle; it will be a whet--it will be an addition to our meagre ordinary. I myself will proceed to the cellar. We shall have a bottle of that little Beaujolais you like, and finish with the Hermitage; there are still three bottles left. Worthy wine for a worthy occasion.' 'But, my husband; you put me in a whirl,' she cried. 'I do not comprehend.' 'The turtle, my adored, the turtle!' cried the doctor; and he pushed her towards the kitchen, lantern and all. |