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...as the Palazzo Poniatowski at Rome, and Messrs. Spillmann, two of the best pastrycooks in Christendom, have their shop on the ground floor): Miss Bunc... ...ling in the stables with the grooms; how he owed ever so much money at the pastry-cook’s and the haberdasher’s; how he used to go to sleep at church; ... ...out before breakfast in the snow! Impossible!’ says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage. ‘My dear, take one. Angelica, won’t you have a saveloy... ...d a napkin. 2. A sugar-basin full of the best loaf-sugar. 4, 6, 8, 10. Two forks, two teaspoons, two knives, and a pair of sugar-tongs, and a butter-k...

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... particles of salmon round and round his plate with a piece of bread and a fork, the number of successful attempts being about one in seventeen. ‘Take... ...such dinners usu- ally do. Ever and anon, amidst the clatter of knives and forks, and the hum of conversation, Mr. B. ’s voice might be heard, asking ... ...orrespondence was kept up, between the Misses Crumpton and the Hammersmith pastrycook. The evening came; and then there was such a lacing of stays, an... ...n awning; and then Mr. Percy Noakes bustled down below, and there were the pastrycook’s men, and the steward’s wife, laying out the dinner on two tabl... ...stle and confusion. The time wore on; half-past eight o’clock arrived; the pastry-cook’s men went ashore; the dinner was com- pletely laid out; and Mr... ...hat the quantity of knives on board should be in precise proportion to the forks. ‘Now, is every one on board?’ inquired Mr. Percy Noakes. The committ... ... rounds of beef and a ham going in—clearly for sandwiches; and Thomas, the pastry-cook, says, there have been twelve dozen tarts ordered, besides blan... ... ingenious visitor with the assistance of a pocket-knife and a two-pronged fork, with which the necessary number of holes had been made in the table a... ...imed Ikey, who had been altering the position of a green-handled knife and fork at least a dozen times, in order that he might remain in the room unde...

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...than the curry; flesh and blood could bear it no longer. She laid down her fork. “Water, for Heaven’s sake, water!” she cried. Mr. Sedley burst out la... ...th’s Crawley, who is repre- sented as the foreground of the picture in his forked beard and armour. Out of his waistcoat, as usual, grows a tree, on t... ...own; and then we’ll have a bit of supper.” Presently the baronet plunged a fork into the saucepan on the fire, and withdrew from the pot a piece of tr... ...ent off to transact his business. In a word, he went out and ate ices at a pastry-cook’s shop in Charing Cross; tried a new coat in Pall Mall; dropped... ...ellars over the way. As for one dozen well- manufactured silver spoons and forks at per oz., and one dozen dessert ditto ditto, there were three young... ...her lift up his head after the failure was on the receipt of the packet of forks and spoons with the young stockbrokers’ love, over which he burst out...

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..., a woman would be sure to find it out directly. Yes; I called for it at the pastry cook’s.’ ‘And it weighs I don’t know what — whole hundred weight... ...ture, Was it Gruffs and Tackletons the toymakers then, and Would it call at Pastry cooks for wed ding cakes, and Did its mothers know the boxes when... ... they, John?’ ‘That’s all,’ said John. ‘Why no I ’ laying down his knife and fork, and taking a long breath. ‘I declare — I’ve clean forgotten the old... ...g down to kiss the child; which Tilly Slowboy, now intent upon her knife and fork, had deposited asleep (and strange to say, without damage) in a litt...

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... apprentice- ship, have I gone out to purchase some nicety, I approach the pastry-cook’s, perceive some women at the counter, and imagine they are lau... ...informed that the country people had no bread, replied, “Then let them eat pastry!” Yet even this resource was attended with a difficulty. I some- tim... ...one for this very purpose, running over the whole city, and passing thirty pastry cook’s shops, without daring to enter any one of them. In the first ... ...ore remarkable. When she presented me a plate, I mod- estly put forward my fork to take one of the least bits of what she offered me, which made her g... ...ied. We had but one little and very filthy candle, pewter plates, and iron forks. 292 The Confessions I could have overlooked what passed in secret, ...

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...om 261 Charles Dickens pany, so far recovered as to handle his knife and fork in a highly creditable manner, and to display a capacity both of eatin... ... this, Varden?’ said his wife in a solemn voice, laying down her knife and fork. ‘Why, not very well, my dear,’ rejoined the locksmith, ‘but I try to ... ...e tributary fires that licked the outer bricks and stones, with their long forked tongues, and ran up to meet the glowing mass within; the shining of ... ...llow—was moved by his earnestness and passion, and, throwing down a pitch fork with which he was armed, swore that the rioters might cut him into min... ...ome times, after every two or three mouthfuls, he laid down his knife and fork, and stared at his son with all his might— particularly at his maimed ... ... white cloth; for whose delight, preserves and jams, crisp cakes and other pastry, short to eat, with cunning twists, and cottage loaves, and rolls of... ...l this time gradually lashed into rebellion by the sight of un attainable pastry, walked off indignant, leaving his aunt and the box to follow at the...

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...he Queen drinks,” but as in a common wine-shop, he clattered his spoon and fork on his plate, and made others do so likewise, which caused a strange d... ...ing, and what 186 Saint-Simon he swallowed all day in the shape of fruit, pastry, preserves, and every kind of dainties, with which indeed the tables... ...pulled down the pillory, and scoured the streets, pillaging the bakers and pastrycooks. One by one the shops closed. The disorder in- creased and spre... ...n, suspecting him not to be a gentleman, upon seeing him eat olives with a fork! When in gaol he confessed who he was. He was not new at the trade and... ...uring his journeys, there were always all sorts of things to eat, as meat, pastry, fruit. A quarter of a league was not passed over before the King as... ... and roast, and always a roast loin of veal—no fruit; or salad, or cheese; pastry, rarely, never maigre; eggs, often cooked in various fashion; and he... ... a morsel of bread, a big biscuit, some water and wine; and for the Queen, pastry and fruit in season, sometimes cheese. The Prince and the Prin- cess...

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...canvass with consid erable vivacity the propriety of enforcing the heated pastry vendor’s proposition: and there is no saying what acts of per sona... ...ounted up behind for the purpose) into the carriage. ‘Now, Joe, knives and forks.’ The knives and forks were handed in, and the ladies and gentlemen i... ...ating as vice. There was a vast deal of talking and rattling of knives and forks, and plates; a great running about of three ponderous headed waiters... ...r. Pickwick was supplied with a plentiful portion of it. He had raised his fork to his lips, and was on the very point of opening his mouth for the re... ...of many voices suddenly arose in the kitchen. He paused, and laid down his fork. Mr. Wardle paused too, and insensibly released his hold of the carvin... ... Sir!’ (At this juncture Mr. Tupman was observed to lay down his knife and fork, and to turn very pale.) ‘Who’s gone?’ said Mr. Wardle fiercely. ‘Mus’...

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... would never see him again. “Ah, my lady! By the devil’s red three-pronged fork, am I a swallower of tarradiddles and a child, to believe that you are... ...e finest barbel ever drawn from the Loire! Just stick your teeth into this pastry. This game is my own hunting; he who takes it not offends me.” And a... ...who from political motives fermented these loves and stirred them up, like pastrycooks make the oven fires burn by poking, glanced at all the pretty c...

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...aster (who was in high good humour after his meal) picked his teeth with a fork, and looked smilingly on. In a very short time, the horn was heard. ‘I... .... ‘Uncommon juicy steak that,’ said Squeers, as he laid down his knife and fork, after plying it, in silence, for some time. ‘It’s prime meat,’ rejoin... ...ing, than those which arose from the incessant demand for clean knives and forks; which made poor Mrs Kenwigs wish, more than once, that private socie... ...iple of schools, and required that every guest should bring his own knife, fork, and spoon; which doubt- less would be a great accommodation in many c... ...utioning her, in these terms, not to trip over a heteroge- neous litter of pastry-cook’ s trays, lamps, waiters full of glasses, and piles of rout sea... ... stopped it altogether. These two young gentlemen wielded their knives and forks with scarcely less address than their broad-swords, and as the whole ... ... engraver’s apprentice, whereof im- pressions were hung up for sale in the pastry-cook’s window, and the greengrocer’s, and at the circulating library...

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... bark), a knife with a bone handle beginning to turn yellow, a two-pronged fork as thin as a wafer, and a salt-cellar incapable of being made to stand... ...ne larger than a plate), a turkey of about the size of a calf, eggs, rice, pastry, and every conceivable thing which could possibly be put into a stom... ...“What a brute!” thought Chichikov. “I am lucky to have got through so much pastry and stuffed shoulder of mut- ton at Sobakevitch’s!” “Also,” went on ... ...an stone whereof seals are cut—the company applied themselves to knife-and-fork work, and, in so doing, evinced their several characteristics and tast... ...f the whole fish; so that, on the host remembering the creature, and, with fork in hand, leading the way in its direction and saying, “What, gentlemen... ...an air as though at least HE had not eaten it, was engaged in plunging his fork into a much more diminutive piece of fish which happened to be resting... ... showed in shortened perspective), and then plunged into the shade of some forked, umbrageous trees which stood scattered over turf and extended to th... ...y find suitable— anything else that you may have got handy. Also, bake the pastry to a nice brown on one side, and but lightly on the other. Yes, and,...

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...and one Pair of large Sizzers, with some ten or a Dozen of good Knives and Forks; in another I found Daniel Defoe 41 about Thirty six Pounds value in... ... in the World, I bak’d my Barley Loaves, and became in little Time a meer2 Pastry Cook into the Bargain; for I made my self several Cakes of the Rice,...

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...ckled pi- geon perched on his shoulder. There was a small note tied to its forked foot. Theo undid the message string and unrolled the piece of paper... ...his f rst hug in days. She straightened his unruly hair and then popped a pastry into his mouth. ‘She’s feeding you like a pigeon,’ Bozo cackled, lyi... ...ting himself. Theo opened his mouth to reply but found another pistachio pastry shoved between his teeth. He started to protest but then ref ected ... ...nd the wind screamed eerily about the ship. Then there was a long, jagged fork of lightning that seemed very close and a few seconds later a drum ro... ...to sob and Buntee dared to wrap an arm around her shoulders in comfort. A fork of lightning hit the sea not far away and there was an enormous hiss ...

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... you so far honour an entire stranger? I can answer for the quality of the pastry, having eaten two dozen and three of them myself since five o’clock.... ...seur,” replied the young man. Colonel Geraldine likewise did honour to the pastry; and every one in that bar having now either accepted or refused his... ...go merrily; there was a perpetual babble of voices and sound of knives and forks below the chestnut; and Francis, who had no more than a roll to gnaw,... ...“I have followed the wars, as you imagine.” Villon laid down his knife and fork, which he had just 210 Robert Louis Stevenson taken up again. “Were a... ...the taper, sensual fingers were like those of one of Leonardo’s women; the fork of the thumb made a dimpled protuber- ance when closed; the nails were... ... good face upon it, one and all, and made a great clattering of knives and forks. To see Leon eating a single cold sausage was to see a triumph; by th...

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...ast Jim became Mr. Hall, and took up his quarters in the land of knives and forks and tea cups. Sunday, October 5th. It was our morning watch; w... ...f the first family in California. Our steward was ashore three days, making pastry and cake, and some of the best of our stores were sent off with hi... ...anner in which sailors eat, on board ship. There are neither tables, knives, forks, nor plates, in a forecastle; but the kid (a wooden tub, with iron... ...e Coulterville trail, the peaks of Sierra Nevada in sight, across the North Fork of the Merced, by Gentry’s Gulch, over hills and through canons, to ...