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"Well, I will convince you it is fact," returned Clawbonny, and taking up a thermometer, he plunged it into the steaming coffee. He waited till the mercury rose as high as 131° and then withdrew it, and swallowed the liquid with evident gusto. Bell tried to follow his example, but burnt his mouth severely. WELL I WILL CONVINCE YOU IT IS A FACT RETURNED CLAWBONNY AND TAKING UP A THERMOMETER HE PLUNGED IT INTO THE STEAMING COFFEE HE WAITED UNTIL THE MERCURY ROSE AS HIGH AS ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE DEGREES AND THEN WITHDREW IT AND SWALLOWED THE LIQUID WITH EVIDENT GUSTO BELL TRIED TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE BUT BURNT HIS MOUTH SEVERELY
ment 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!" "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°." "131°?" said Altamont; "why, that is hotter than the hand could bear!" "Of course it is, Altamont, for the hand could not bear more than 122°, but the palate and tongue are less sensitive." "You surprise me.  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 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 HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE DEGREES ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE DEGREES SAID ALTAMONT WHY THAT'S HOTTER THAN THE HAND COULD BEAR OF COURSE IT IS ALTAMONT FOR THE HAND COULD NOT BEAR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO DEGREES BUT THE PALATE AND TONGUE ARE LESS SENSITIVE YOU SURPRISE ME
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