: Anxious to Please.
He was a very critical customer, and he eyed the waiter critically as he took his seat. " I want," he said slowly, "an oyster stew, and I don't want the oysters and milk and the rest all mixed up and merely heated. I want the milk carefully boiled first, and the oysters added, then the other ingredients, and finally, after it is taken off, the seasoning. Be very particular about the milk. It must be sweet and rich, and above all things, be careful to get good butter. Only the best and freshest dairy butter should be used. As for the oysters, I want the very finest to be obtained anywhere ; no common mud oysters for me. Now, don't- forget." " YeSsir," said the waiter. "Do you wish the oysters with or without, sir?" "With or without what?" "Pearls, sir."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2369, 27 July 1899, Page 63
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