...little. “T ea,” however, we had in abundance; though, I dare say, the Hong merchants never had the shipping of it. Beside this, every other day we ha... ...o “grog”; as a substitute, they drugged the poor fellows with a thin, sour wine—the juice of a few grapes, perhaps, to a pint of the juice of water-fa... ... to gain over all he could to his inter- ests; he supplied an abundance of wine and brandy, and a scene of bestial intoxication was the natural conseq... ...cteristic. “This is a very good feast,” said the reeling old man, “and the wine also is very good; but you evil-minded Wee-Wees (French), and you fals... ..., and this, of course, was a bond between us. To strengthen it, a flask of wine was produced, one of several which had been procured in person from th... ...hapless goats. In one year, three thousand of their skins were sold to the merchants of Honolulu, fetching a quartila, or a shilling ster- ling apiece... ...ality needed some acknowledgment, I rose, and pledged him in the vegetable wine of the cocoa- nut; merely repeating the ordinary salutation, “Yar onor...

...last had to force one from the governor by my importu- nities. I collected wine and cordials, and whatever could be of service, and after his first ou... ...or us, and laid her on the bed. She clung to me, and when some one brought wine, I made her drink it, and prayed that they would leave us to ourselves... ...into the trough and dance on the grapes with their little white feet. That wine was always called ‘the Vintage of le Marquis.’ We could hardly get the... ...en Clement led us away in the stream to the buffet, where was the cake and wine of which it was etiquette for every one to partake, though we only dra... ...e would hear me! The gentlemen are at dinner. They may sit long over their wine to give them courage to encounter Madame again. My comrade, Benlot, is... ... me, and there was no fear that we should starve, for, through trustworthy merchants, a small amount of the Darpent money had been transmitted to him ...

.... I spent my whole time with them, and you can imagine that Ponomarev, the wine merchant, did a fine trade indeed! All the same, he is a rascal, you k... ...me sort of taste will result.” For the rest, Nozdrev drew heavily upon the wine. Even before the soup had been served, he had poured out for each gues... ...f its being mentioned. The 92 Dead Souls meal over, and the whole tale of wines tried, the guests still retained their seats—a circumstance which emb... ...pper to- gether—even though on this occasion the table was adorned with no wines of fictitious nomenclature, but only with a bottle which reared its s... ... He is the magician who needs but to wink when passing a fishmonger’s or a wine merchant’s. Not only shall we fare well at his place, but also we shal... ... at least they would not have dis- graced St. Petersburg. From within them merchants and attorneys doffed their caps to ladies, and inquired after the... ...a church—a man who should be- long to the dvoriane or to the more lettered merchants, but who would guard the trust as he would guard the salvation of...

...which M. de Bragelonne had en- tered the castle. In the meantime the object of so much laudable curiosity continued his route, following the steps of ... ...ness of the country; some of them were acquainted with Raoul, and all knew that he came from Paris. It might be said that his arrival for a moment sus... ...Dinner has already been re- fused; this is affronting to the house of les Medici. Look, monsieur, the supper is on the table, and I venture to say tha... ... certain glance which not even habit gives unless that glance belongs to genius. Then, when all were placed, he chose as his headquar- ters the ante-c... ...en, when all were placed, he chose as his headquar- ters the ante-chamber, in which he found a large fauteuil, a lamp, some wine, some water: and some... ...on the downs, the fish which bounds from the waters, hear us. Our business is to learn and to report to monsieur le surintendant of the finances to wh... ...onor with an absolute confidence, that D’Artagnan imparted a false se- cret, destined to secure the success of the expedition. He confessed to them th...

...ammedan paradise where the houris are not women. 41 Beatrix There is more wine drunk there, they say, during the few weeks of her stay than the whole... ...Faucombe? I have not seen them these twenty years, and they are married to merchants. You 75 Beatrix are my son, who have never cost me the miseries ... ...with a Brabancon seigneur, while a Negro beside them poured golden Spanish wine into a goblet, and the old housekeeper in the background arranged some... ...re lacking, by the du Guenics. Mademoiselle Zephirine had ordered the best wine to be brought from the cellar, and Mariotte had surpassed herself in h... ... Homeric viands served on antediluvian dishes; after drinking the choicest wines in goblets to volleys of musketry, accompanied by cries of “Long live... ... infinitely superior to those of Nucingen, at 251 Beatrix which exquisite wines were drunk at twelve francs a bottle. Rochefide, amazed, and delighte...

...r of Germany on the banks of which the best grapes grow to make the German wine. They began to come, in pirate ships, to the sea coast of Gaul and Bri... ... Rowena; and when, at a feast, she filled a golden goblet to the brim with wine, and gave it to Vortigern, saying in a sweet voice, ‘Dear King, thy he... ...le to them, as you loved that Saxon girl who gave you the golden goblet of wine at the feast!’ And, really, I don’t see how the King could help himsel... ...e, and fear that I have met with some harm. Please you to give me a cup of wine, that I may drink here, in the saddle, to you and to my little brother... ...the good speed I have made in riding here.’ Elfrida, going in to bring the wine, whispered an armed servant, one of her attendants, who stole out of t... ...dding the Jews (who were generally hated, though they were the most useful merchants in England) to ap pear at the ceremony; but as they had as semb... ... liberties of London and all other cities and boroughs; to protect foreign merchants who came to England; to imprison no man without a fair trial; and... ...uired his knowledge of England, its language and manners, from the English merchants who traded in Flanders; it was also stated by the Royal agents th... ...nd increased them as he thought fit. He granted monopolies to companies of merchants on their paying him for them, notwithstanding the great complaint...

...e touch of this generous abundance could be given to the thin, hard, stony wine, which after all was made from the grapes! The air had been warm and t... ...the table. It was like the supper of an ordinary Swiss hotel, and good red wine grown by the convent in more genial air was not wanting. The artist tr... ...ovident anxiety to get his full share of the supper), wiping some drops of wine from his moustache with a piece of bread, joined the conversation. ‘It... ... But first the insinuating traveller had asked him if they could have some wine made hot; and as he had answered Yes, and had presently afterwards sen... ...e person in the gallery was not he: it was the traveller who had wiped the wine-drops from his moustache with the piece of bread. When he heard the st... ...f hers, whom it was heresy to regard as anything less than all the British Merchants since the days of Whittington rolled into one, and gilded three f...

...en say. If you see a postilion pressing his horses and refusing a glass of wine, question the conductor and he will tell you, snuffing the air while h... ...as a group of a dozen rich families, those of re- tired millers, or former merchants; in short a miniature bour- geoisie; below which, again, lived an... ...fast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excel- lent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, las... ...inner with them) discussed Savinien’s situation while drinking de Marsay’s wine, osten- sibly to arrange for his future but really, no doubt, to judge... ...s breakfasted together; notary, clerk, heirs, and witnesses drank the best wines in the doctor’s cellar. In the provinces, and especially in little to...

...r of ineffable relish,—”I know nothing of superlative, nor is there such a wine at the Three Cranes, in the Vintry, to my knowledge; but if you find b... ...e in the golden liquor like dust in the sun- beam. But I would rather draw wine for ten clowns than one traveller.—I trust your honour likes the wine?... ...stakes on no such matter,” said Gosling. “Good now, my kinsman, drink your wine in quiet, and let such ventures alone. I promise you, Master Foster ha... ... for nothing at my Lord’s or the Squire’s?” T ressilian perceived that the wine had made some impres- sion even on the seasoned brain of mine host, wh... ...r that went past his own mill. I have known him deal with such measures of wine when he was alone, as I would not have ventured on with aid of the bes... ...e sent us here for an unwonted sight, Janet?” said the lady. “One of those merchants of vanity, called pedlars,” answered Janet, demurely, “who utters...

...es me, but will suggest itself to everybody else here, where they make the wine.’ Eugene suggests ‘Day and Martin’ s.’ ‘No, not that place,’ returns t... ...they make the Port. My man comes from the country where they make the Cape Wine. But look here, old fellow; its not at all statistical and it’s rather... ... fortune, gets aboard ship, ultimately turns up on dry land among the Cape wine: small proprietor, farmer, grower— whatever you like to call it.’ At t... ...rom an unsightly silver plat- form in the centre of the table. Four silver wine-coolers, each furnished with four staring heads, each head obtrusively... ...in the way of restraining the company from speechless contemplation of the wine-cool- 135 Charles Dickens ers, it paid, and he was satisfied. And now... ...nated by a ray of hope.’ Chapter 13 TRACKING THE BIRD OF PREY THE TWO LIME MERCHANTS, with their escort, entered the do- minions of Miss Abbey Potters...

... with very coarse fare, and who was never stained with the least excess in wine, even when he was most at leisure. What leisure time he allowed himsel... ...time the great fame of Sertorius was celebrated in all places and when the merchants who came out of the western parts of Europe, bringing these, as i... ... one that neither heard nor regarded them. Perpenna now took a cup full of wine, and, as he was drink- ing, let it fall out of his hand and make a noi... ...in conversation good men even in their sports 78 V olume Two and at their wine let fall many sayings that are worth the preserving; how much more wor... ...d by degrees enticed and drew them on not only to seize upon and spoil the merchants and ships upon the seas, but also to lay waste the islands and se... ...famine; and therefore he appointed a guard of ships to lie in wait for the merchants that sailed to Bosporus, death being the penalty for any who shou... ...orts, markets, and storehouses, and in short, all the concerns both of the merchants and the husbandmen; which gave occasion to the charge brought aga... ...gings, and tables laid and covered with goblets. There were large bowls of wine ready, and everything prepared and put in array, in the manner rather ... ...ugh; but by good fortune for them both, either his over-hasty rage, or the wine he had drunk, made his foot slip, so that he fell down on the floor. A...

... totally different reasons, her food was as poor as Mrs. Archer’s, and her wines did nothing to redeem it. Her relatives considered that the penury of... ...d satisfaction of knowing they would get hot canvas-back ducks and vintage wines, instead of tepid V euve Clicquot without a year and warmed-up cro- q... ...22 The Age of Innocence way, my dear; don’t wait till the bubble’s off the wine. Marry them before Lent; I may catch pneumonia any winter now, and I w... ...ined with the Lovell Mingotts you got canvas-back and terrapin and vintage wines; at Adeline Archer’s you could talk about Alpine scen- ery and “The M... ...andfathers and great-grandfathers were just respect- able English or Dutch merchants, who came to the colonies to make their fortune, and stayed here ... ... packed off to bed. But Archer and the tutor con- tinued to sit over their wine, and suddenly Archer found him- self talking as he had not done since ...

...ufacturers of the old point d’Alencon, own- ers of pastures and cattle, or merchants doing a wholesale business in linen, among whom, as he hoped, he ... ...topic of conversation, having given rise to various little jokes which the wine rendered sparkling. Following the example of the recorder, each guest ... ...and he has just arrived; he ran like Penelope! Can’t I give him a glass of wine?” “What can have happened, Josette? Do you think my uncle can be—” “He... ...lence of the dinner; but his silence was praise. As he drank the delicious wines which Jacquelin served to him pro- fusely, he seemed to feel he was w...

...nfi dence, I could not but observe that very few remained long over their wine; and that everybody had an unusual love of the open air; and that the ... ...with a rather mouldy dessert of apples, grapes, and oranges; and drink our wine and brandy and water. The bottles and glasses are still upon the table... ...een made in this street, and many a no less rapid ruin. Some of these very merchants whom you see hanging about here now, have locked up money in thei... ..., wrote verses about ships (he was by trade a mariner), and ‘the maddening wine cup, ’ and his friends at home. There were very many of them. Some re... ...so, who will ‘fix you’ in no time. One night, I ordered a bottle of mulled wine at an hotel where I was staying, and waited a long time for it; at len... ...ng with us, be sides, a hamper full of savoury cold meats, and fruit, and wine, we started off again in high spirits, at half past six o’clock next ...

...at that happy period of life, found it easy, with three or four glasses of wine, to call back the golden spirits which were now so often deserting me.... ...ich sometimes from the lips of young men, partially under the influence of wine, had taken a form somewhat too enthusiastic for a literal repetition t... ...bought, to order, by one day’s common subscription of Liverpool or Glasgow merchants, students very rarely indeed have admission to its free use. What... ...ver is furnished for dinner and for supper, including malt liquor, but not wine, as well as the materials for breakfast, or for any casual refreshment... ... excepting only groceries. These, together with coals and fagots, candles, wine, fruit, and other more trifling extras, which are matters of personal ... ...n to give a dinner-party. A fine is imposed on all other cases of absence. Wine is not generally allowed in the public hall, except to the “high table... ...nesus, the emporium of its trade, and residence of the foreign consuls and merchants.” Its population was about eighteen thou- sand, of which number t... ...e they had gained a scanty subsistence as fishermen. Gradually they became merchants and seamen. Being the best sailors in the Sultan’s dominions, the...

...ope. After the battle my people brought us a leg of mutton and a bottle of wine, which they had wisely saved from the previous evening, and we attacke... ...everybody was washing his mouth, “that she would rather be grave than be a wine-sack” (alluding to some bouts a little prolonged that her sister had r... ... to be heard, in her slow and trembling voice, that she preferred to be a “winesack” rather than a “rag-sack” (sac d guenilles) by which she alluded t... ...mself by the way with a young girl who had struck his fancy, and with some wine that he equally rel- ished. He had committed all the absurdities and i... ...d of pleasantries, which rendered him an admirable boon-companion. Fond of wine and of good cheer, he was not debauched; and with a disposition and ta... ...rder to console M. le Duc de Berry for his confinement. The provost of the merchants had orders to prepare boats for the trip to Fontainebleau. He had...

...ain issue of his course, the open sky and the free air, delighted him like wine; and the hoarse chafing of a river on his left sounded in his ears agr... ...olstein: six leagues to either, and the road excellent; but there is not a wine bush, not a carter’s alehouse, any- where between. Y ou will have to a... ...ith roses on the dial; and down in one corner the comfortable promise of a wine barrel. It was homely, elegant, and quaint. A powerful youth hurried o... ...ely satisfied his hunger, and the whole party drew about the fire over the wine jug, that Killian Gottesheim’s elaborate courtesy per- mitted him to a... ...ld gentleman, mounting the stairs before his guest; ‘for good food, honest wine, a grateful conscience, and a little pleasant chat before a man retire... ...s own thoughts, the Prince had to make favour with a certain party of wood-merchants from vari- ous states of the empire, who had been drinking togeth... ...the apartment. The night had already fallen when they took the saddle. The merchants were very loud and mirthful; each had a face like a nor’west moon... ...e was glow- ing like a factory. Although he knew not Otto, one of the wood-merchants was a native of the state. ‘There,’ said he, pointing to the pala... ...mory; and through and above them Otto heard the ranting melody of the wood-merchants’ song. Mere blackness seized upon his mind. Here he was, coming h...

...om head to foot; but I am so very queer that I must ask you for a glass of wine and a morsel of that cake.’ Mr Dombey promptly supplied her with these... ...y Louisa!’ Mrs Chick took Miss T ox’s hand in hers, rested the foot of her wine-glass upon it, repressed a tear, and said in a low voice, ‘God bless y... ... sweet friend, how are you now?’ ‘Better,’ Mrs Chick returned. ‘T ake some wine. Y ou have been almost as anxious as I have been, and must want it, I ... ...and will say, and must say ,’ pursued his sister, pressing the foot of the wine-glass on Miss Tox’s hand, at each of the three clauses, ‘that Miss Tox... ...Order, resigned her own, with many tears and kisses, to Jemima. Glasses of wine were then 25 Charles Dickens produced, to sustain the drooping spirit... ...ld- established stall of choice fruit at the corner: where perambu- lating merchants, of both sexes, offered for sale at any time between the hours of... ...m in his counting-house; it leers over the shoulders of rich men among the merchants; it goes beckoning and bab- bling among the crowd; it always anti... ...use for vast resources, and to exhibit it in magnificent contrast to other merchants’ Houses, of which it requires a steady head to contemplate the po... ...every post of trust or distinction he had held, as a man re- spected among merchants; that he was dying, according to some; that he was going melancho...

...e. Men servants and pages were bustling about to wait upon them, some mixing wine with water in the mixing bowls, some cleaning down the tables with w... ... of meats and set cups of gold by their side, and a man servant brought them wine and poured it out for them. Then the suitors came in and took their ... ... maids went round with the bread baskets, pages filled the mixing bowls with wine and water, and they laid their hands upon the good things that were ... ...to cel ebrate. Sing the suitors some one of these, and let them drink their wine in silence, but cease this sad tale, for it breaks my sorrowful hear... ...r their banquets, and never giving so much as a thought to the quan tity of wine they drink. No estate can stand such recklessness; we have now no Ul... ... you are one of those grasping traders that go about in ships as captains or merchants, and who think of nothing but of their outward freights and hom...

...t stale; fruit in its utmost perfection—’tis absolutely green. I love good wine, but where shall I get it? Not at my wine merchant’s—he will poison me... ...ney is the perpetual source of uneasiness; I fear it more than I love good wine. A thousand times, both during and since my apprentice- ship, have I g... ...er sought to be a good companion than an expert theologian; and his Frangi wine, which I thought delicious, argued so powerfully on his side, that I s... ...ic repast; give me milk, vegetables, eggs, and brown bread, with tolerable wine and I shall al- ways think myself sumptuously regaled; a good appetite... ...nence, for with my pears, new cheese, bread and some glasses of Montferrat wine, which you might have cut with a knife, I was the greatest of epicures... ...she is a miserable prosti- tute, abandoned to the public. The captain of a merchantship disposed of her at will; she has thrown herself into my arms, ... ...arasites and beggarly visitors lighted like a swarm of flies. A company of merchants from Neuchatel came to under- take the general edition, and a pri... ...I moreover agreed to give my assis- tance in bringing out the edition. The merchants were, on their part, to pay me a thousand crowns (one hundred and...