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Ball of Fat 10
"At times like this it is very pleasant to meet with obliging people."
He spread a newspaper over his knees to avoid soiling his trousers, and, with a
pocketknife he always carried, helped himself to a chicken leg coated with
jelly, which he thereupon proceeded to devour.
Then Boule le Suif, in low, humble tones, invited the nuns to partake of her
repast. They both accepted the offer unhesitatingly, and after a few stammered
words of thanks began to eat quickly, without raising their eyes. Neither did
Cornudet refuse his neighbor's offer, and, in combination with the nuns, a sort
of table was formed by opening out the newspaper over the four pairs of knees.
Mouths kept opening and shutting, ferociously masticating and devouring the
food. Loiseau, in his corner, was hard at work, and in low tones urged his wife
to follow his example. She held out for a long time, but overstrained Nature
gave way at last. Her husband, assuming his politest manner, asked their
"charming companion" if he might be allowed to offer Madame Loiseau a small
helping.
"Why, certainly, sir," she replied, with an amiable smile, holding out the dish.
When the first bottle of claret was opened some embarrassment was caused by the
fact that there was only one drinking cup, but this was passed from one to
another, after being wiped. Cornudet alone, doubtless in a spirit of gallantry,
raised to his own lips that part of the rim which was still moist from those of
his fair neighbor.
Then, surrounded by people who were eating, and well-nigh suffocated by the odor
of food, the Comte and Comtesse de Breville and Monsieur and Madame
Carre-Lamadon endured that hateful form of torture which has perpetuated the
name of Tantalus. All at once the manufacturer's young wife heaved a sigh which
made every one turn and look at her; she was white as the snow without; her eyes
closed, her head fell forward; she had fainted. Her husband, beside himself,
implored the help of his neighbors. No one seemed to know what to do until the
elder of the two nuns, raising the patient's head, placed Ball of Fat's
drinking cup to her lips, and made her swallow a few drops of wine. The pretty
invalid moved, opened her eyes, smiled, and declared in a feeble voice that she
was all right again. But, to prevent a recurrence of the catastrophe, the nun
made her drink a cupful of claret, adding: "It's just hunger —that's what is
wrong with you."
Then Ball of Fat, blushing and embarrassed, stammered, looking at the four
passengers who were still fasting:
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