...s of the count’s household band were replaced by the clatter of knives and forks, the voices of visitors, and the soft steps of the footmen. At one en... ...little girl. While the couples were arranging themselves and the musicians tuning up, Pierre sat down with his little part- ner. Natasha was perfectly... ...peace. An ax will be useful, a hunting spear not bad, but a three- pronged fork will be best of all: a Frenchman is no heavier than a sheaf of rye. To...

...ncy of their outward appearance, clean trenchers, cutty spoons, knives and forks, sharp, burnished, and prompt for action, which lay all dis- played a... ...nting music, I’se tell ye. But I’se gang hame, and finish the grave in the tuning o’ a fiddle-string, lay by my spade, and then get my tother bread-wi...

...g. The packages burst asunder in the fire, and were raked apart by an oven-fork, to be brought in closer contact with the flames. It was not long befo... ... my sister, went on with the description of his travels, and was longer in tuning his lute than in playing on it. He concealed at the same time, as we...