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 —[Hurries to the table.] God forbid, dear Albert.

—[As she, too, goes to the table.] We are lost!

—I have always observed that my appetite is keenest at night.

—There you are like Louis XIV.

—Shall we sit down? [ and sit.] Sit here, Professor. [''Indicates the place between and her. But sits next to .'']

—Thank you.

—Not there, Professor here!

—[Does not stir.] This will do very well, thank you. [''Painful silence. Shaking his head, sits.'']

—[Whispers to .] We are lost! I know there's going to be a scandal.

—The Bourbons had healthy appetites by day as well. Louis XVIII. once consumed fifteen lamb chops at a public dinner. Imagine how much he must have eaten when no one was looking. That disgusts you, doesn't it, Beatrice? You are not listening.

—[Nervously.] Indeed I am. Louis XV. consumed eighteen lamb chops.

—No, it was the eighteenth Louis and the