noon
Great fools are like jibbing horses ; it 's hard to make them move ; but once they have been got to move , they trot merrily along the way they are wanted to go . In spite of the old man 's senseless anger you ought not by any means to give up your beautiful Nanni in consequence of the unpleasant scene of today . But before proceeding to talk further about your love-affair , which is indeed very charming and romantic , let us turn to and discuss a little breakfast . It was noon when you went to old Wacht , and I do n't dine until four o'clock in Seehof . '' -LSB- 9 -RSB- A very appetising breakfast indeed was served up on the little table at which they both sat -- the canon and the advocate -- Bayonne hams , garnished round about with slices of Portuguese onions , a cold larded partridge of the red kind and a foreigner to boot , truffles cooked in red wine , a dish of Strasburg _ pâtés de foie gras _ , finally a plate of genuine Strachino -LSB- 10 -RSB- and another with butter , as yellow and shining as lilies of the valley . The indulgent reader who loves such dainty butter , and ever goes to Bamberg , will be pleased at getting there the finest and best , but will also at the same time be annoyed when he learns that the inhabitants , from mistaken notions of housekeeping , melt it down to a grease , which generally tastes rancid and spoils all the food . Besides , good dry champagne was sending up its pearly sparkles in a beautifully-cut crystal decanter .