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ABACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
Snacks
of
Sea
Food
It
a
pleasing
consistency.
Heat
well,
stirring
all
the
time.
Have
ready
some
buttered
toast,
and
serve
the
hot
oysters
on
these
rounds.
Eat
in
solemn
silence,
and
wash
down
with
brown
sherry."
Sir
John,
by
the
way,
stipulates
always
that
the
din-
ner
hour
be
adhered
to
with
military
exactness.
It
is
related
of
Cambaceres
that
Napoleon
kept
his
dinner
waiting
half
an
hour,
and
in
despair
he
sent for
his
cook
and
in
true
military
phraseology
exclaimed,
'*
Henri
!
Save
the
entremets!
The
entrees are
anni-
hilated
!
"
The
late
Dr.
Kitchener,
who
prided
him-
self
upon
his
punctuality,
had
written
over
his
side-
board
the
motto,
"
Come
at
seven,
go
at
eleven."
Theodore
Hook,
who
always
liked
the
w^e
sma' hours
best,
added
the
word
"
it
"
to
the
above,
and
great
was
the
doctor's
surprise
when
he
found
that
by
alteration
the
notice
advised
his
guests
to
"
go
it
at
eleven."
To
this
might
be
added
the
advice
of
Baillie
Nicol
Jarvie:
"
Don't
accept
a
man's
hospitality
and
abuse
the
scoun-
drel
behind
his
back."