At length spying
"chicken" halfway down the card, he pointed to it in relief.
"I guess I'll take some of that," he said, briefly; then he added, "I
don't know how much it costs--you hain't got no price after it."
The waiter comprehended at once.
"The luncheon is served in courses, sir; you pay for the whole--whether
you eat it or not," he added shrewdly. "If you will let me serve you
according to my judgment, sir, I think I can please you."
And there the forlorn little couple sat, amazed and hungry, through six
courses, each one of which seemed to their uneducated palate one degree
worse than the last.
Two hours later they started for a long walk down the wonderful,
fascinating street. Each marvelous window display came in for its full
share of attention, but they stood longest before bakeries and
restaurants. Finally, upon coming to one of the latter, where an
enticing sign announced "
Boiled Dinner To-day, Served Hot at All
Hours," Reuben could endure it no longer.
"By Jinks, Em'ly, I've just got to have some of that. That stodged-up
mess I ate at the hotel didn't go to the spot at all. Come on, let's
have a good square meal."
The hotel knew them just one night. The next morning before breakfast
Reuben manfully paid his--to him astounding--bill and departed for more
congenial quarters, which they soon found on a neighboring side street.
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