IX.] CORN IS APPLICABLE. 



be sure to be cheated), and carried it to the inn 

 where he was going to lodge for the night, teUing 

 the landlady to cook it for his dinner, with some 

 turnips : the landlady had not the smallest objec- 

 tion to this, resolving, I dare say, in her own 

 honest heart, to make the " Mi Lor " pay full 

 as much for his dinner as if he had not bought 

 the mutton ; for, all English people should know 

 that, though the French, generally speaking, are 

 very honest people, the very word honesty is 

 totally unknown to the keepers of inns for the 

 entertainment of travellers. Le^ of mutton is, 

 in French, called giffot de rriouton. The land- 

 lady asked IVIr. Curwen, in what manner he 

 wished to have the gigot dressed ; he told her 

 to boil it for such a length of time, and to boil 

 the turnips in clean water, till they were soft, 

 then to take them out, squeeze the water out 

 of them, and then mash them up with some fresh 

 butter. The woman stared at him all this while, 

 as if she thought him mad; and when he had 

 finished, she exclaimed, " Comment, Monsieur! 

 '^ faire bouillir le gigot ? " " Yes,^^ said he ; 

 " boil it, I say, and boil the turnips soft, 

 '^ good woman, mash them well, and put some 

 " good butter in them,'' his mouth, I dare say, 

 watering as he spoke. The landlady rejoined; 

 '' pour les navets, ]\Ionsieur, a la bonne 

 " heure; mais, pour le gigot, je vous en prie. 



