Alfred de Rosann — page 111: what you’re looking at

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FOZ ALFRED DE ROSANN. sann,’’ observed Champignon, when he had swallowed the eau-de-vie de Dantzic, and placed the glass upon the table: “I will tell you, since you know how to treat me with the consideration due to my talents and eulinary acquirements. It has been a favourite idea of mine for some time past, to establish a restaurant -in every principal town of France—’’ “A mighty undertaking!’’ cried Mr. Clayton. “Yes; and for a mighty purpose too,’’ added the - gastronomer. | “What is it? Iam very curious to be acquainted with your schemes.’’ “For the purpose of serving up, in the only true and proper manner, my newly invented dish—the cotelettes a la quadrille. ‘To attain this desirable end, | have caused a number. of prospectuses to be printed—.”’ 7 | “Not under your own name?’’ interrupted Mr. Clayton. “ No—certainly not; but under that of Citron, which I have adopted, and which is painted over my shop. And as M. De Rosann was kind to me on several occasions, I do not doubt but that he will dis- tribute these circulars amongst his friends.”’ “He is in England at this moment,’ said Mr. Clayton. ‘So much the better!’? cried Champignon: “ per- haps he will be able to obtain the consent of some rich bankers or merchants to place their names on. my list of shareholders.”’ “It is a joint-stock company, then?”’ observed Mr. Clayton. ‘Precisely: and a very respectable list of names is already down on the subscription-book,’’ returned Champignon, taking another roll of papers from his pocket. ‘* Have they all paid ?—for ready money is the es- sential.”’ “Q no; not yet. But I may have the eash when CONMIGO KS .COnn