May your life be chequered with birthdays, and may ours be equally well supplied with feasts like this at your expense!" The toast was drained, and the diners fell to as requested.
"They're great, aren't they ?" whispered Bonaparte to Munchausen.
"Well, rather," returned the Baron.

"I don't see why the mortals don't erect a statue to the canvas-back." "Did anybody at this board ever have as much canvas-back duck as he could eat ?" asked Doctor Johnson.
"Yes," said the Baron.

"I did.

Once." "Oh, you!" sneered Ptolemy.

"You've had everything." "Except the mumps," retorted Munchausen.