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Literary Lapses
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Stephen Leacock
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DÉJEUNER
DE
LUXE
AT
THE
DE
SMYTHE
RESIDENCE
On
Wednesday
morning
last
at
7.15
a.m.
a
charming
little
breakfast
was
served
at
the
home
of
Mr.
De
Smythe.
The
déjeuner
was
given
in
honour
of
Mr.
De
Smythe
and
his
two
sons,
Master
Adolphus
and
Master
Blinks
De
Smythe,
who
were
about
to
leave
for
their
daily
travail
at
their
wholesale
Bureau
de
Flour
et
de
Feed.
All
the
gentlemen
were
very
quietly
dressed
in
their
habits
de
work.
Miss
Melinda
De
Smythe
poured
out
tea,
the
domestique
having
refusé
to
get
up
so
early
after
the
partie
of
the
night
before.
The
menu
was
very
handsome,
consisting
of
eggs
and
bacon,
demi-froid,
and
ice-cream.
The
conversation
was
sustained
and
lively.
Mr.
De
Smythe
sustained
it
and
made
it
lively
for
his
daughter
and
his
garçons.
In
the
course
of
the
talk
Mr.
De
Smythe
stated
that
the
next
time
he
allowed
the
young
people
to
turn
his
maison
topsy-turvy
he
would
see
them
in
enfer.
He
wished
to
know
if
they
were
aware
that
some
ass
of
the
evening
before
had
broken
a
pane
of
coloured
glass
in
the
hall
that
would
cost
him
four
dollars.
Did
they
think
he
was
made
of
argent.
If
so,
they
never
made
a
bigger
mistake
in
their
vie.
The
meal
closed
with
general
expressions
of
good-feeling.
A
little
bird
has
whispered
to
us
that
there
will
be
no
more
parties
at
the
De
Smythes'
pour
long-temps.
Here
is
another
little
paragraph
that
would
be
of
general
interest
in
society.
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