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Despite the dirtiness of the hut, soiled by the sportsmen's boots, the dirty dogs that were licking themselves there, and despite the smell of bog and of powder and the absence of knives and forks, the sportsmen drank tea and ate supper with a relish known only when one is out shooting.
He asked for supper, and began telling her about the races; but by his tone and by his looks, which grew colder and colder, she saw that he had not forgiven her her victory, and that the obstinacy, against which she had fought, had again taken possession of him.
Since Saturday many families had gone to bed without supper, and in face of the terrible days that were beginning not a complaint was heard, all obeyed the word of command with quiet courage.
But something must be found for supper.
When they have shouted well they will go home to supper with more appetite."
After supper was served me by the mute and emotionless steward, I fell asleep; but not without some anxieties.
There I found my supper ready.
I ate supper, feasting with appetite on an excellent piece of seal liver whose flavor reminded me of pork.
At six o'clock I ate supper, but I had no appetite.
They stopped at an inn in the St. Gervais quarter, where, at their supper, they used painted plates that set forth the story of Mademoiselle de la Valliere.
She walked rapidly; the fresh air calming her; and, little by little, the faces of the crowd, the masks, the quadrilles, the lights, the supper, those women, all disappeared like mists fading away.
This offer annoyed Julien; it unsettled his erratic mind; throughout supper, which the friends cooked for themselves, like Homeric heroes, for Fouque lived by himself, he showed Julien his books, and proved to him what advantages his trade in timber offered.
Madame de Renal insisted upon his taking supper.
He sang after supper a little duet with Madame de Renal.
He did not hear the supper bell, nor that for Benediction; he had been forgotten.
While Julien was devouring his supper with a keen appetite, and his mistress was playfully apologising for the simplicity of the repast, for she had a horror of serious speech, the door of the room was all at once shaken violently.
You are fully dressed,' said M. de Renal, as he entered; 'you are having supper, and you have locked your door?'On any ordinary day, this question, put with all the brutality of a husband, would have troubled Madame de Renal, but she felt that her husband had only to lower his eyes a little to catch sight of Julien; for M. de Renal had flung himself upon the chair on which Julien had been sitting a moment earlier, facing the sofa.
On the other hand, you saw in the ante-room ten footmen in livery, and all through the evening you had ices or tea every quarter of an hour; and, at midnight, a sort of supper with champagne.
Yes, my friend, one of the venerable personages whom you are about to hear discuss is fully capable of transmitting information by means of which someone may quite possibly administer opium to you, if nothing worse, in the evening, in some respectable inn at which you will have called for supper.''It would be better,' said Julien, 'to travel thirty leagues farther and avoid the direct route.
It was ten o'clock at night; Julien, greatly annoyed, ordered supper.
He thought of making his escape after supper, and in the meanwhile, in order to learn something of the lie of the land, left his room to go and warm himself by the kitchen fire.
About nine o'clock in the evening, the gaoler awakened him by bringing in his supper.
At this point, Mrs. Poppets knocked at the door to know if we were ready for supper.
And a light meat supper at ten.
Then we run our little boat into some quiet nook, and the tent is pitched, and the frugal supper cooked and eaten.
Rainwater is the chief article of diet at supper.
After supper, you find your tobacco is damp, and you cannot smoke.
"We shan't want any tea," said George (Harris's face fell at this); "but we'll have a good round, square, slap-up meal at seven - dinner, tea, and supper combined."
He honestly imagines that he has given them a treat, and says he will sing another comic song after supper.
Somebody recited a French poem after supper, and we said it was beautiful; and then a lady sang a sentimental ballad in Spanish, and it made one or two of us weep - it was so pathetic.
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