Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -, )-ou must watch the pro-cess of serving its the counter on a stands the proprietor inhis shirt sleeves, a clean whiteapron prcscrxing his waistcoatand nether garments fromdamage. Observe witii whatnimble deftness he lifts tiie lidof the metal receptacle in frontof him, whips out a hot pie,runs a knife round it inside thedish, and turns it out on to a AND HOT DKINKS. piece of paper for the customer—possibl)-into the eager outstretched hand. He is g
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -, )-ou must watch the pro-cess of serving its the counter on a stands the proprietor inhis shirt sleeves, a clean whiteapron prcscrxing his waistcoatand nether garments fromdamage. Observe witii whatnimble deftness he lifts tiie lidof the metal receptacle in frontof him, whips out a hot pie,runs a knife round it inside thedish, and turns it out on to a AND HOT DKINKS. piece of paper for the customer—possibl)-into the eager outstretched hand. He is generally assisted by his wife anddaughter, who are almost, but not equally, dex-terous. There are metal receptacles in frontof them also, and the pies are whipj^ed out insuch rapid succession that your e}es becomedazzled by the quick continuous }-ou watch long enough it will almost apjjearto you that a shower of hot pies is beingflung up from below by an invisible agency. 52 LIVING LONDON. The ojster shop is not as common asit was in the days when natives were sixpencea dozen. But there are many scattered aboutLondon still. The great oyster rooms are atthe west. At one )ou can have fishin every variet}, and lobster salad anddressed crabs are a specialty. There is onefamous establishment near Regent Streetwhose oysters and fish sandwiches attract thehighest in the land. Here during the after-noon one may see a Field-Marshal and aCabinet Minister, an ambassador and a Duke,taking t
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