Jenks, Tudor, 1857-1922, ed · Boston, Hall and Locke Company · leaf 45
od mouthful, and a barrel of theirliquor a reasonable draught. Their mutton yields toours, but their beef is excellent. I have had a sirloinso large that I have been forced to make three bites ofit; but this is rare. My servants were astonished tosee me eat it, bones and all, as in our country we… … One day His Imperial Majesty, being informed of myway of living, desired that he and his royal consort,with the young princes of the blood of both sexes,might have the happiness, as he was pleased to call it of dining with me. Theycame accordingly, and I placedthem in chairs of state, uponmy table,…
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