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glass of wine in the mean time.' said one of the party, who 

 was dying with hunger. 



" { Foolish man !' exclaimed our friend; ' you wish then to 

 destroy your appetite when the solemn moment arrives. 

 Kemember that nothing should be introduced into the 

 stomach, until the preceding digestion is finished. If you 

 continue eating bread until the arrival of the cure, there will 

 be no harm done; but as I don't think you are capable of 

 that, take patience ; and to make the time pass quicker, I will 

 relate an anecdote in corroboration of my theory : 



" ' In the first regiment of the Guard, to which I belonged, 

 an aumonier* was attached, one of the best and most witty 

 fellows in the world. We were all very fond of him, and 

 frequently asked him to breakfast, dinner, &c. On one 

 occasion, when we had sat down at twelve o'clock, and were 

 still at table at four, Desanjiers, whilst swallowing his 

 twentieth petit verre of liqueur, appeared struck with a sud- 

 den idea, and exclaimed, I had nearly forgotten that I must 

 di ne with your general to-day/ 



' Indeed ! What will you do ?' 



" ' Oh, I shall easily manage it.' 



" ' If you take a couple of hours' walk perhaps you will be 

 ready for a second attack.' 



" * On the contrary, I shall remain here. It would require 

 three hours to digest such a dejetine as I have eaten. The 

 essential point is, that there should be no interruption. 

 Orrter the rest of the turbot, the remains of the pate, and some 

 other nicknacks to be brought; I shall just amuse myself 

 with them until five o'clock strikes, and as I have only to 

 mount to the upper story to the general's apartments, there 

 will be no solution de continuite. 1 " 



" ' That is all very well/ said the hungry sportsman ; * I 



* Chaplain. 



