The Burton Holmes lectures; . thosesausages were not less than two inches thick and one footlong I am positively certain, because we each were compelledto take a whole one, and I remember my vain efforts to getit all upon my plate, three inches of protruding sausagethreatening the table-cloth on each side. And every coursewas carved by our host, who used nothing sharper than hisfinger-nails, and every time he came upon a morsel of espe-cial daintiness, he courteously offered it to one of us. Wewere almost stuffed to death, for the consul warned us that torefuse the proffered tidbits would be a
The Burton Holmes lectures; . thosesausages were not less than two inches thick and one footlong I am positively certain, because we each were compelledto take a whole one, and I remember my vain efforts to getit all upon my plate, three inches of protruding sausagethreatening the table-cloth on each side. And every coursewas carved by our host, who used nothing sharper than hisfinger-nails, and every time he came upon a morsel of espe-cial daintiness, he courteously offered it to one of us. Wewere almost stuffed to death, for the consul warned us that torefuse the proffered tidbits would be a great affront. Therewere no sauces, no vegetables, nothing but meats roastedunderground byslow fires that hadburned all had noth-ing with which towash d o w n this all too solidfood except sick-ly lukewarm rose-water. And notcontent with stuff-ing us and forc-ing us to drinkthat p e r f u m e dli(iuid, our hostwould every nowand then give asignal, where-upon the servants • Ml-: UK AN AMKklCAN IOK A !. FEZ 191
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