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We rattled off a sweet omelette to a symphony in G  or F, or else K; I won't be positive as to the precise letter; but it was something in the alphabet, I know  and bolted our cheese to the ballet music from _Carmen_. After which we rolled about in agonies to all the national airs of Europe. WE RATTLED OFF A SWEET OMELETTE TO A SYMPHONY IN G OR F OR ELSE K I WON'T BE POSITIVE AS TO THE PRECISE LETTER BUT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE ALPHABET I KNOW AND BOLTED OUR CHEESE TO THE BALLET MUSIC FROM CARMEN AFTER WHICH WE ROLLED ABOUT IN AGONIES TO ALL THE NATIONAL AIRS OF EUROPE
uick polka, and the consequence of that was that we had not time to pick out the bones. We gulped down white wine to the "Blacksmith's Galop," and if the tune had lasted much longer we should both have been blind drunk. With the advent of our steaks, the band struck up a selection from Wagner. I know of no modern European composer so difficult to eat beefsteak to as Wagner. That we did not choke ourselves is a miracle. Wagner's orchestration is most trying to follow. We had to give up all idea of mustard. B. tried to eat a bit of bread with his steak, and got most hopelessly out of tune. I am afraid I was a little flat myself during the "Valkyries' Ride." My steak was rather underdone, and I could not work it quickly enough. After getting outside hard beefsteak to Wagner, putting away potato salad to the garden music out of _Faust_ was comparatively simple. Once or twice a slice of potato stuck in our throat during a very high note, but, on the whole, our rendering was fairly artistic. AME THE BAND STARTED A QUICK POLKER AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT WAS THAT WE HAD NOT TIME TO PICK OUT THE BONES WE GULPED DOWN WHITE WINE TO THE BLACKSMITH'S GALLOP AND IF THE TUNE HAD LASTED MUCH LONGER WE SHOULD BOTH HAVE BEEN BLIND DRUNK WITH THE ADVENT OF OUR STAKES THE BAND STRUCK UP A SELECTION FROM WAGNER I KNOW OF NO MODERN EUROPEAN COMPOSER SO DIFFICULT TO EAT BEAST STEAK TO AS WAGNER THAT WE DID NOT CHOKE OURSELVES AS A MIRACLE WAGNER'S ORCHESTRATION IS MOST TRYING TO FOLLOW WE HAD TO GIVE UP ALL IDEA OF MUSTARD B TRIED TO EAT A BIT OF BREAD WITH HIS STEAK AND GOT MOST HOPELESSLY OUT OF TUNE I AM AFRAID I WAS A LITTLE FLAT MYSELF DURING THE VULCARY'S RIDE MY STEAK WAS RATHER UNDERDONE AND I COULD NOT WORK IT QUICKLY ENOUGH AFTER GETTING OUTSIDE HARD BEEF STEAK TO WAGNER PUTTING AWAY POTATO SALAD TO THE GARDEN MUSIC OUT OF FAUST WAS COMPARATIVELY SIMPLE ONCE OR TWICE A SLICE OF POTATO STUCK IN OUR THROAT DURING A VERY HIGH NOTE BUT ON THE WHOLE OUR RENDERING WAS FAIRLY ARTISTIC
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