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Bell tried to follow his example, but burnt his mouth severely. "You are not used to it," said the Doctor, coolly. BELL TRIED TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE BUT BURNT HIS MOUTH SEVERELY YOU ARE NOT USED TO IT SAID THE DOCTOR CRUELLY
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." "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. 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 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
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