Penny Blood Serial Cover — page 71: what you’re looking at

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ALFRED DE ROSANN. 63 above interrogation, starting quickly from his medi- tative mood. “Thine equal,’? returned Belle-Rose, affecting solemnity. “Thou may’st be mine equal in misfortune, but certainly not in trussing a fowl,”’ cried Champignon, peevishly. “Sacre bleu! if it be not my old acquaintance of the Cadran Rouge !”’ ejaculated Belle-Rose, after a moment’s hesitation. — } “In what kitchen have we met? and what sauce have you invented ?”’ asked the gastronomer. ** Look me well in the fate, my friend — and then recollect the gentleman who dined at your excellent house for a whole month, about two years ago, and who forgot to settle his little account ere his departure from Paris.’’ ‘And who was so fond of my beefsteak with tomata sauce ?”? inquired Champignon eagerly. ‘The same,” answered Belle-Rose. ‘He always would have champagne /frappé a la glace,* would he not :”’ : “ Precisely.’’ ‘And that individual is yourself?’’ persisted Cham- pignon eagerly. «¢ My own identical self.’’ “ You have good taste in commanding a dinner, I opine.” . ‘¢ And you in cooking it.” . ‘Still it is disheartening,’’ observed Champignon, “not to be paid for that which costs us occasionally much labour.”’ | “Tt is not a part of my system to draw the purse- strings at every instant,” returned Belle-Rose gravely; “particularly when one finds a good-natured fellow like yourself, my dear Champignon, who is so easy with his credit. I recollect full well how noble was your conduct. Whenever you said a word about the bill, © * Iced. COMmMicoookkS.seG©