The Archbishop And the Lady

in their rooms, Charles," said Madame. " Has Marie Monrouge served them ? Mr. Le Brun and Mr. Jennings have gone to town, you know, your Grace, and Mrs. Jennings and her secretary never appear at early breakfast." Charles and Eugene were occupied in passing the cups of coffee which Madame was engaged in preparing, cups so large as to deserve the name of bowls. Great plates of bread were set at various places down the length of the table, and pitchers of steaming chocolate at intervals, that each one might serve himself. Silver bowls and dishes, heaped high respectively with strawberries, sugar, and iced rolls of butter, held their own positions also, and bottles of St. Galmier and Evian were placed between every two of the guests. " An egg ? " asked Madame, in her sweetest of high voices, beaming brightly on Quentin. " Two, please, or three! " said Quentin, endeavouring to smile so broadly as to feel certain, later, that he had overdone the effort to make his whe... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.