Анна Каренина

Chapter 10

           

           “Printanière,”promptedtheTatar.ButStepanArkadyevitchapparentlydidnotcaretoallowhimthesatisfactionofgivingtheFrenchnamesofthedishes.

           “Withvegetablesinit,youknow.Thenturbotwiththicksauce,then...roastbeef;andmindit’sgood.Yes,andcapons,perhaps,andthensweets.”

           TheTatar,recollectingthatitwasStepanArkadyevitch’swaynottocallthedishesbythenamesintheFrenchbilloffare,didnotrepeatthemafterhim,butcouldnotresistrehearsingthewholemenutohimselfaccordingtothebill:“Soupeprintanière,turbot,sauceBeaumarchais,poulardàl’estragon,macédoinedefruits...etc.,”andtheninstantly,asthoughworkedbysprings,layingdownoneboundbilloffare,hetookupanother,thelistofwines,andsubmittedittoStepanArkadyevitch.

           “Whatshallwedrink?”

           “Whatyoulike,onlynottoomuch.Champagne,”saidLevin.

           “What!tostartwith?You’rerightthough,Idaresay.Doyoulikethewhiteseal?”

           “Cachetblanc,”promptedtheTatar.

           “Verywell,then,giveusthatbrandwiththeoysters,andthenwe’llsee.”

           “Yes,sir.Andwhattablewine?”

           “YoucangiveusNuits.Oh,no,bettertheclassicChablis.”

           “Yes,sir.Andyourcheese,yourexcellency?”

           “Oh,yes,Parmesan.Orwouldyoulikeanother?”

           “No,it’sallthesametome,”saidLevin,unabletosuppressasmile.

           AndtheTatarranoffwithflyingcoat-tails,andinfiveminutesdartedinwithadishofopenedoystersonmother-of-pearlshells,andabottlebetweenhisfingers.

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