The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 164
en the keeper of the restaurantcame with his bill, the officer pointed to thespoon and said, From the size of the bill Isuppose a silver spoon is given with the dinner.The restaurant keeper looked at him in astonish-ment. Not so? laughed the officer. Well,if our friend here will give you the spoon… … THE SILVER SPOONS /^~ANE day a Prussian officer was dining at^^ a restaurant in Berlin. At his side sata disao^reeable man. Soon the officer saw theman sHp one of the silver table spoons up hissleeve. The officer said nothing but quietlyslipped a spoon through one of the braidingsof his tunic. When…
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