Word: suppers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Serve Midnight Supper...
That evening, Jean Paul Baptiste Yvonne Fippany, the chicken-wagon man, had surrendered to portly, black-eyed Mrs. Fippany about going to a town to live. She had long hinted at it (in a quiet voice, sweet as distant bells) and finally, just before supper, openly rebelled. It was because of the child, Addie, of course, not Mrs. Fippany's health at all. And Mr. Fippany surrendered by telling Breaksteel, the beagle puppy, they would give up trading tin pans and cups and gaudy Bibles and lithographs and pain-killers and perfumed hair-kink removers for chickens and eggs...
...rest, it is only recorded that Mrs. Goodhue, able housewife, had supper ready...
...soiled blue wrapper. He yawned at her solicitude, snapped at her tenderness, sneered at her complaints, assumed high dudgeon when her desperation became vindictive. His sooty little conscience glowing at her quick repentance, out he marched, free to take a new lodging, walk the London streets after work and supper, fondle his mustache, boldly scrutinize passing women and wait, thinking himself a very audacious chap of the world indeed, for further chances to cheat life of amorous adventures where the women gave all and he, Amédée Ripois, gave nothing...
June 18. Headquarters, Holworthy 20. After the alumni procession, those who do not attend the exercises in the Yard will meet at the headquarters of the class and go to the Oakley Country Club at Watertown for the "'One Club' '99 Stroke Golf Competition." Supper will be served at the club at 7 o'clock...