“There was no talking allowed at the supper table, a policy which Pierino firmly enforced. "Enjoy your food," he would say. "There is plenty of time for talk afterward.” — Everett M. Skehan Copy Share Image
“Baudelaire had supper at the table next to ours. He was without a cravat, his shirt open at the neck and his head shaved, just as if he were to be guillotined. A single affectation: his little hands washed and… — Edmond De Goncourt Copy Share Image
