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Chapter 6

           Whenmyclotheswerefinished,whichwasdoneinmyhouse(forthelargestoftheirswouldnothavebeenabletoholdthem),theylookedlikethepatch-workmadebytheladiesinEngland,onlythatminewereallofacolour.

           Ihadthreehundredcookstodressmyvictuals,inlittleconvenienthutsbuiltaboutmyhouse,wheretheyandtheirfamilieslived,andpreparedmetwodishesa-piece.Itookuptwentywaitersinmyhand,andplacedthemonthetable:ahundredmoreattendedbelowontheground,somewithdishesofmeat,andsomewithbarrelsofwineandotherliquorsslungontheirshoulders;allwhichthewaitersabovedrewup,asIwanted,inaveryingeniousmanner,bycertaincords,aswedrawthebucketupawellinEurope.Adishoftheirmeatwasagoodmouthful,andabarreloftheirliquorareasonabledraught.Theirmuttonyieldstoours,buttheirbeefisexcellent.Ihavehadasirloinsolarge,thatIhavebeenforcedtomakethreebitesofit;butthisisrare.Myservantswereastonishedtoseemeeatit,bonesandall,asinourcountrywedothelegofalark.TheirgeeseandturkeysIusuallyateatamouthful,andIconfesstheyfarexceedours.OftheirsmallerfowlIcouldtakeuptwentyorthirtyattheendofmyknife.

           Onedayhisimperialmajesty,beinginformedofmywayofliving,desired"thathimselfandhisroyalconsort,withtheyoungprincesofthebloodofbothsexes,mighthavethehappiness,"ashewaspleasedtocallit,"ofdiningwithme."Theycameaccordingly,andIplacedtheminchairsofstate,uponmytable,justoveragainstme,withtheirguardsaboutthem.Flimnap,thelordhightreasurer,attendedtherelikewisewithhiswhitestaff;andIobservedheoftenlookedonmewithasourcountenance,whichIwouldnotseemtoregard,butatemorethanusual,inhonourtomydearcountry,aswellastofillthecourtwithadmiration.

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