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"Not a bit of it," was the Doctor's reply. "Then your palate must be copper sheathed," said Johnson. "Not at all, friends. I advise you to copy my example. Many persons, and I am one, can drink coffee at a temperature of 131°." NOT A BIT OF IT WAS THE DOCTOR'S REPLY THEN YOUR PALATE MUST BE COPPER SHEATHED SAID JOHNSON NOT AT ALL FRIENDS I ADVISE YOU TO COPY MY EXAMPLE MANY PERSONS AND I AM ONE CAN DRINK COFFEE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ONE
n, and soon had his seal cutlets dressed and smoking on the table. By nine o'clock the whole party were enjoying a good supper, and Bell couldn't help exclaiming-- "Well, even at the risk of being taken for an Esquimaux, I must confess eating is the most important business if one has to winter in these regions. A good meal isn't to be sneezed at." They all had their mouths crammed too full to speak, but the Doctor signified his agreement with Bell's views by an approving nod. The cutlets were pronounced first-rate, and it seemed as if they were, for they were all eaten, to the very last morsel. For dessert they had coffee, which the Doctor brewed himself in a French coffee-pot over spirits-of-wine. He never allowed anybody but himself to concoct this precious beverage; for he made a point of serving it boiling hot, always declaring it was not fit to drink unless it burnt his tongue. This evening he took it so scalding that Altamont exclaimed-- [Illustration: ] "You'll skin your throat! IN CLAWBONNY DONNED HIS OFFICIAL APRON AGAIN AND SOON HAD HIS SEAL CUTLETS DRESSED AND SMOKING ON THE TABLE BY NINE O'CLOCK THE WHOLE PARTY WERE ENJOYING A GOOD SUPPER AND BELL COULDN'T HELP EXCLAIMING WELL EVEN AT THE RISK OF BEING TAKEN FOR AN ESQUIMAUX I MUST CONFESS EATING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS IF ONE HAS TO WINTER IN THESE REGIONS A GOOD MEAL ISN'T TO BE SNEEZED AT THEY ALL HAD THEIR MOUTHS CRAMMED TOO FULL TO SPEAK BUT THE DOCTOR SIGNIFIED HIS AGREEMENT WITH BELL'S VIEWS BY AN APPROVING NOD THE CUTLETS WERE PRONOUNCED FIRST RATE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE FOR THEY WERE ALL EATEN TO THE VERY LAST MORSEL FOR DESSERT THEY HAD COFFEE WHICH THE DOCTOR BREWED HIMSELF IN A FRENCH COFFEE POT OVER SPIRITS OF WINE HE NEVER ALLOWED ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF TO CONCOCT THIS PRECIOUS BEVERAGE FOR HE MADE A POINT OF SERVING AT BOILING HOT ALWAYS DECLARING IT WAS NOT FIT TO DRINK UNLESS IT BURNT HIS TONGUE THIS EVENING HE TOOK IT SO SCALDING THAT ALTAMONT EXCLAIMED YOU'LL SKIN YOUR THROAT
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