"The ragouts of the Temple--the _arlequins_ of the _Cite_--the fried fish of the Odeon arcades--the unknown hashes of the _guingettes_, and the 'funeral baked meats' of the Palais Royal, are all familiar to my pocket and my palate.
I do not scruple to confess that in cases of desperate emergency, I have even availed myself of the advantages of _Le hasard_." "_Le hasard_." said I."What is that ?" "_Le hasard de la fourchette_," replied the student, "is the resort of the vagabond, the _gamin_, and the _chiffonier_.

It lies down by the river-side, near the Halles, and consists of nothing but a shed, a fire, and a caldron.

In this caldron a seething sea of oleaginous liquid conceals an infinite variety of animal and vegetable substances.

The arrangements of the establishment are beautifully simple.

The votary pays his five centimes and is armed by the presiding genius of the place with a huge two-pronged iron fork.