| 单词 | serviette |
| 例句 | On Monday morning Becky sent me to the washerwoman with a giant basket of dirty tablecloths and serviettes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d put out our best tumblers for drinks and folded up paper serviettes into them so that each one stood up over the glass rim like a mitre, our school emblem. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen hearth was crowded with irons heating to press the tablecloths and serviettes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam bit back the hot words in her mouth, picked up her serviette, and cleaned off her chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They came on serviettes, on paper tom from exercise books, on scraps of foolscap, on the backs of our own leaflets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat down at the head of the table, where in earlier days the mother, the father, and Gregor had eaten, unfolded their serviettes, and picked up their knives and forks. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Batey once asked: "When you're having a meal at home and there's no one else around, just you and your wife, do you always have serviettes, sometimes have serviettes, or never have serviettes?" Derek Batey obituary 2013-02-20T19:23:11Z Were napkins really called serviettes in 1940s England? Critic’s Notebook: InsightALT, a Festival of Operas in Progress 2013-05-31T21:38:00Z Or it may be their wish to imply that they’re still so young and hip that it is laughable for them to be, say, ironing the serviettes before a dinner party. Here Is What 'Adulting' Means 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z I use a serviette that has been left on the side to wipe down the plate and then my face, then make my way back along the narrow corridors and into the restaurant. "You never go into the upper kitchen" and other survival tips from a waiter in Paris 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z For example, no use of restaurant serviettes when made from linen. Russell Kane's ordered life 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z She pulled out one of the two paper serviettes from the chrome clip on the table and smoothed it like a mini funeral shroud. Romesh Gunesekera: “Road Kill.” 2013-11-25T05:00:00Z I might be a serviette, the way you crumple me up. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z They had complicated meals, no doubt—with serviettes. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z "What is to be done?" said Fr�ulein, drying her lips on her new fringed serviette, and folding it in a small neat square. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Dr. Boussingault sat with one thick knee covered by his serviette and thrust into the aisle for the gar�ons to stumble over. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z At last supper was finished, and he picked up his serviette from the floor and began to fold it. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z You're mixed up with tip-top swells; I loved you from the moment I saw you fold your first serviette. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z There were no serviettes and less ceremony, and Kipps thought he had never enjoyed a meal so much. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Murillo, according to the fable, took the serviette which the cook was carrying, and with a few rapid touches of his brush created the picture, which is still noteworthy for the brilliancy of its tints. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Maurice rose hastily, putting his serviette to his lips, and as he did so I saw upon the back of his right hand three long deep scratches. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z When he was laying down his serviette, the door opened. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z My heart throbbed violently, my dazzled eyes surveyed my serviette. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z It's not a thing that matters like print dresses or serviettes—where you either like 'em or don't, and people judge you by. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Another head—and a black alpaca jacket and a serviette this time—to tell us coffee is ready. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z One child brings plates on a tray and places them one by one round the table, while another follows with serviettes on a small tray, and places one to the right of each plate. Games Without Music for Children 2011-08-24T02:00:22.693Z I had of course to breakfast with the family, and there the table was laid with snowy linen and neatly folded serviettes. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Lady Sarah shook out her serviette, and raised her voice to an even shriller note than usual. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Then suddenly he jumped up, and slapped Smith on the back with a serviette. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z A large rock of this is perched on every damp serviette. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Fouch� introduced the young prince to Josephine, and the Empress at once recognized him from the scar below the right eye, which Simon had caused with a serviette. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z Upon these were hanging, not hats or garments, but dozens of knotted white cloths which we discovered presently to be table napkins, large white serviettes like our own. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Then he lifted the folded serviette from the sacred vessels, which were set out on the right-hand corner of the altar. The Undying Past Red paper shades had been put on the lamps, and the table was fully laid with tea-urn, cups and saucers, cakes and little fringed serviettes. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z He drew his serviette across his mouth, and a smile flickered in his eyes. The Wonderful Visit He did not know that the half-dozen new serviettes had been bought for his coming. The Broken Gate A Novel The goblets is all full of pink and white serviettes, folded up into fancy designs, which come undone if you touched. A Man in the Open Half-stunned, she remained sitting at the supper tablet and rolled up her serviette. The Undying Past I shall have it comfortably at the lodgings, with a nice clean tablecloth and a serviette. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story At the end of the week, a "serviette" had become a sort of gastronomic diary. Patricia Brent, Spinster Mr Loftus pushed his chair back from the table, and tossed his serviette on a chair. The Daughters of a Genius “Ah, I don’t think you ought to expect that, auntie,” said the “dear boy,” using his serviette to remove the high-water mark of coffee from an incipient moustache. Sir Hilton's Sin Screw three cigarette papers up into pellets and cover each of them with a folded serviette. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Then, alas! alas! she spluttered, made a horrible grimace, and buried her face in her serviette. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story He may even use a fresh hide to handle the traps, as a waiter uses a serviette to pass plates. The Story of the Trapper From the canteen he obtained a sheet of white paper for a table-cloth, and by the side of each plate he placed a clean white handkerchief for serviettes. On the right of the British line He wiped his fingers first on a 128 serviette and then on a sheer web of linen marked with a coronet and his cipher. The Bright Shawl Then raise the centre serviette with your left hand, transfer it to your right, as before, and re-cover the pellet, and as you do so, drop the pellet concealed between your fingers under it. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings The dinner serviettes were wrapped up in a peculiar manner, and Mrs. Wright remembers that Lord Darnley's servants were always anxious to learn how the folding was done, but they never discovered the secret. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Percival threw down his serviette and started up to meet her. Under False Pretences A Novel Observing the King’s preoccupation, she tossed a serviette merrily at his head. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time He sat down, leaned back with an audible sigh, shook out his serviette with his left hand, slightly pushed up the green shade that shadowed his eyes, and began looking carelessly about the room. The House by the Lock Then raise the third serviette with your left hand, transfer it to your right, re-cover the pellet, and, in doing so, nip the latter between your fingers, as you did the first one. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings She had become paler and was fidgeting with her serviette. The Sign of Silence Deftly, with a large, moist, red hand, the waitress arranged knife, fork, spoon, and paper serviette on the unclothed brown board before Miss Manvers. Nobody By leaning toward the table and pretending to fool with your serviette, it's easy to open the top buttons under your vest without anybody noticing that you're going to make a fresh start. Mixed Faces The pretty china cups seemed wonderfully small and fragile compared with the familiar basin; and once Jack found himself absent-mindedly stuffing his serviette into his sleeve, under the impression that it was his handkerchief. Soldiers of the Queen There are three pellets on the table covered by serviettes. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings "I don't know as I do," he said, spreading a serviette on a corner of the table, and not looking at her. The Rainbow "I know what I am going to do, at any rate," I said, laying my serviette deliberately upon the table. The Master Mummer Beth folded her serviette slowly while he was speaking, and, when he stopped, she rose from the table. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The dish was covered with a white serviette, and when he lifted the cloth, lo! some two dozen eggs were lying within its folds. Through Finland in Carts Turn the serviette over, and show the pellet has gone. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Sometimes the bandages held in place pieces of stuff like fringed serviettes intended to fill hollows or to support the shape. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt He unfolded his serviette with fingers which shook all the time. Anna the Adventuress I meant to slip it into your serviette to-night quietly, but it's burning a hole in my pocket. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts The use of serviettes had been long abolished from The Dales. Girls of the Forest Lift the serviette as you speak, and show the 77 pellet has gone; lift up the centre serviette, and the three pellets will be found together. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings He stepped nimbly to the door, and the serviette ring that Sanders threw with unerring aim caught his angular shoulder as he vanished. The Keepers of the King's Peace The other fairies, seeing this, were filled with horror; they threw down their serviettes and quitted the table. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations He looked at his wrist watch, folded his serviette and rose from the mess-table with a little nod to the president. Tam o' the Scoots The music was awful and you know what the Erskine's ball-room floor is like; domestic champagne, too, with frilly serviettes around the labels and half the boys drank quite too much of it. The Fifth Ace You say, “Hand me that serviette ring and I’ll show you 6 a trick.” More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings "What is there to do to-day?" asked Hamilton, rolling his serviette. The Keepers of the King's Peace Each table is set with a spoon, a knife, a fork, a serviette, a basket of French bread, and a jar of French mustard. Nights in London “There now, I feel that I’ve done my duty,” he said, with a sigh of satisfaction, as he wiped his lips with a serviette, after scraping out the very last spoonful. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo The old man rose to his feet, flinging his serviette aside. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Place the pack face down on the table and cover it with a serviette. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings The girl folded her serviette and walked to the window, and stood looking out over the yellow stretch of the deserted parade-ground. The Keepers of the King's Peace No linen could have been more faultlessly laundered than Jerome's; no serviette more neatly folded. Peggy Stewart at School And the Eterædarium began hurriedly to throw all the breakfast things out of the window—spoons, basins, tablecloths, and serviettes, all disappeared, and only the three basins which the children had been using remained. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Ah, here you are, my dear— moving to Miss Connify’s chair and putting a card upon her serviette next to old Arthur. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts You then lift up the side of the serviette nearest to you and at once produce the card. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings "I'm repeating a well-beloved name," she smiled and rose, folding her serviette. The Angel of Terror They were in a basket—a big basket with a serviette over the top!” cried Bridgie, with desperate candour, determined to tell the worst at once and get it over. More about Pixie He had his serviette spread open, of course, but still it was bad enough. A Houseful of Girls Moving to another table and laying a card upon a serviette. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts Explanation.—When the company are looking at the card slip your hand under the serviette and turn the pack over, and, of course, you can at once detect the “faced” card when it is replaced. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Wanted to get a start of you all at tea,” said Arthur, coming forward, serviette in hand, to receive the kiss and hug of welcome which he was never too old to enjoy. More About Peggy Our brightly burnished mess-tin lids were laid on the table, a neatly folded khaki handkerchief in front of each for serviette. The Red Horizon The doctor, serviette in hand, glanced up with an inquiry in his grey eyes. Brood of the Witch-Queen A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating. A Maker of History On withdrawing it with your right hand turn the pack over with your left and lift off the serviette. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings So the serviette went with us by sea to Naples. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. To look for sense in a fellow of such equipment and such a history would be like looking for serviettes in a sailors' boarding-house. Damn! A Book of Calumny "What's going to be done?" asked everybody, as they folded their serviettes and left the table. A Popular Schoolgirl There were dishes enough and clean, too, and spotless serviettes, but no display of porcelain and silver was necessary, for the food was a sufficient attraction. My Second Year of the War Then lift the centre serviette with your left hand, and show the two pellets under it. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings I spread a fresh serviette for him, and asked him if he cared to see the paper. The Observations of Henry But the clock in the hall kept on ticking every second; and Rosalie, lost in astonishment, came to seek out Caravan, who darted a fierce glance at her, as she threw down his serviette. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 While Madame was fulfilling the order Mahdi lounged in his chair, playing with the serviette, which he took from the ring, and spread on his lap. The Missing Link In crossing the hall he met Katherine, exchanged a hasty word with her, let fall the serviette on a chair as he caught up his hat and overcoat, and went out. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 George gave them some logoed serviettes to wipe up with and ground the fudge into his wrists and forearms with one of his own. Return to Pleasure Island "If there is anything in the world better than roast beef," Brooks remarked, unfolding his serviette, "I haven't found it." A Prince of Sinners Then he rushed into the hall, just as his father had come out from the dining-room, serviette in hand, to learn the cause of the noise outside. The Wharf by the Docks A Novel "Certainly it will not be your majesty," replied Picard, wiping his face with a serviette. A Splendid Hazard The boys also work in ivory, turning serviette rings with great accuracy and skill. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State It amused me, while we were waiting in the carriage, to see standing before one of the entrances to the palace a whole line of soldiers with serviettes hung over their shoulders. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 If the Soufflé is baked in a cake tin, a serviette should be pinned round it before serving. Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes He remembered the scanty, ill-cooked luncheon; the difficulty in providing a few extra knives and forks; the wrangling with the old bonne-housekeeper, which was necessary before serviettes could be produced. Lady Rose's Daughter Throwing his serviette on the disordered table, he pushed back his chair and stood up. Leonora Delora had risen to his feet, and stood nervously clutching the serviette in his hand. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora While Mary was scraping porridge off the younger George's bib with a spoon, and wiping porridge out of his eyes with a serviette, George the elder gave just a glance at the letter. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories When I woke up the first time in the night, it struck me like a flash: Had I taken the serviette and ring up with the notes? The Price of Love She told me all her husband could eat and couldn't eat; she called her children 'little tots,' and said she couldn't get so much as a 'serviette' washed in the house. Penny Plain Here it goes with every course, and without the pretended decency of holding one's serviette before one's mouth, which, in my opinion, is a mere affectation, and aggravates the offence. As Seen By Me I made great pace, scrambled into my clothes helter-skelter, and appeared at table when the others had been seated and unfolded their serviettes. My Brilliant Career Pare says the wife of Pierre de Feure, an iron merchant, living at Chasteaudun, menstruated such quantities from the breasts each month that several serviettes were necessary to receive the discharge. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine I was bound to get up, and I turned the gas on, and there the serviette and ring were at the bottom of the drawer, but no money! The Price of Love I thought nobody talked of serviettes outside Wells and Arnold Bennett. Penny Plain Then he got out a serviette, also old and ragged, but possessing some measure of cleanliness, and with this he carefully wiped the glasses, spoons and plates, which he put on the table. The Scarlet Pimpernel And grannie shook her head, trying to look stern, and hiding a smile in her serviette. My Brilliant Career He murmured more inarticulate remonstrances a moment later, when the grim old domestic appeared with plates, serviette, and tableware for his use, but she went on spreading them before him as if she heard nothing. The Damnation of Theron Ware We lost my serviette and ring last evening at supper. The Price of Love The strings of onions on the dear, dirty walls, and the serviettes that are so nice and damp! A Chair on the Boulevard "Monsieur," he announced, with a little flourish of the white serviette which, from habit, he was carrying, "there is outside a young lady from the ch�teau who is inquiring for you." The Avenger "By the way," suggested the burglar, unfolding his serviette and glancing keenly about the room,—which, by good chance, was thinly populated, "by the way, you know, you haven't told me your name yet." The Brass Bowl They rolled up the underwear on his leg—and there, placed perfectly flat to the skin, appeared the missing serviette. The Enormous Room Well, I must have picked up the serviette and ring with the bank-notes, you see. The Price of Love When breakfast is made a formal meal—that is, when company is invited to come at a stated hour--serviettes, or large dinner- napkins, must be placed at each plate, as for a dinner. Manners and Social Usages She adored the white-capped King Alfred baking his cakes in the window, but merely as a fixture, as she adored the mute stacks of clean plates and the piles of pathetic little serviettes. Ptomaine Street We took tablecloth and serviettes with us, bread, butter, eggs and salmon, sausages, cold meat and coffee, as well as a few bottles of wine. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth "You shall not," I returned; and then the two of us, serviettes in hand, went for the wasp, who got frightened and flew all round the room, we after it. A Traveller in Little Things Rachel, who was nearest, opened the wardrobe and immediately discovered the missing serviette and ring, which had the appearance of a direct dramatic proof of Mrs. Maldon's story. The Price of Love After these dainties have been discussed, a glass plate, serviette, and finger-bowl are placed before each guest for fruit. Manners and Social Usages And Alice staunched the flow of tea with a clean, stiff serviette taken from the sideboard drawer. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days A clean white serviette is generally pinned round this before it comes to table. The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. The young man carried only a light leather "serviette," such as students use abroad; while the doctor fairly staggered under the weight of a square, brass-bound chest without handles. The Mystery "If you ask me," said Rachel, "she never took any of the notes upstairs at all; she left them all somewhere downstairs and only took the serviette upstairs." The Price of Love He seated himself in a padded boudoir chair, unfolded a snowy serviette and attacked his breakfast with the enthusiasm of a perfectly healthy animal. Flowing Gold And rising, this most practical of her sex dried her hands upon a fresh serviette from the hamper. The Guest of Quesnay James appeared like magic with a tray, glasses, and tiny serviettes, and the Colonel's elixir was passed to the company. The Valley of the Giants This was a lie, justified in the utterer's opinion as a repulse to Mr. Mardon's vulgar inquisitiveness, such inquisitiveness as might have been expected from a fellow who tucked his serviette under his chin. The Old Wives' Tale And assuredly that serviette and ring would reappear on the morrow. The Price of Love She opened the door wide, so that the room was lighter, and she saw him more clearly, with the muffler held up to his face just as she had seen him hold the serviette before. The Invisible Man Bread, scones, and such thing were covered over with serviettes throughout all meals while hands were kept busy "shooing" flies out of prospective mouthfull. We of the Never-Never Whereupon Francis cleared his throat, disposed of his serviette, and rose to his feet, slowly but gracefully. Aaron's Rod He detested the fellow, quite inexcusably, perhaps because his serviette was tucked under his chin; but he saw that the fellow was one of your determined talkers, who always win in the end. The Old Wives' Tale Mr. Batchgrew had of course horribly disarranged the table, and in the upset the serviette and ring might have fallen unnoticed into the darkness beneath the table. The Price of Love "It's simple enough—and credible enough," said Griffin, putting the serviette aside and leaning the invisible head on an invisible hand. The Invisible Man It should be dished on a serviette, and garnished with sprigs of parsley and slices of lemon. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken That same day after dinner, as she was clearing away the things, she stopped before me, a water bottle in one hand, the serviette in the other, and asked anxiously, "Is there no news, sir?" The Master of the World I am sure," I stumbled, fumbling desperately with my serviette, "that you came over without realizing what war conditions are. The Firefly of France Had the serviette and ring ever been on the table at all? The Price of Love He did not remove the serviette, but remained holding it, as she saw now, with a brown gloved hand, and regarding her with his inscrutable blue glasses. The Invisible Man Crass frequently paused to mop the perspiration from his face and neck with his serviette. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists I have no theory to offer," said the other, folding up his serviette; "the candles suggest a typical Albanian murder. The Clue of the Twisted Candle Amid its waiters and serviettes one felt impersonal, and able to conceal the private emotions. The Longest Journey She remembered casting away a soiled serviette and replacing it with a clean one in accordance with Mrs. Maldon's command for the high occasion. The Price of Love He glanced inquiringly at the window before he removed his serviette, and resumed his meal. The Invisible Man The cloths that covered the tables and the serviettes, arranged fanwise in the drinking glasses, were literally as white as snow, and about a dozen knives and forks and spoons were laid for each person. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Tatiana appeared with the knives and forks, serviettes, plates and dishes. Virgin Soil Every few minutes the Lady Alexandra buried her face in her serviette, and shook and rocked, emitting stifled sounds, apparently those of acute physical pain. Tommy and Co. Moreover, the ring was not in the serviette drawer of the sideboard. The Price of Love A cat, on its way back from lunch, paused beside him in order to use his leg as a serviette. A Damsel in Distress Jansoulet, beaming, had risen in his turn, and, throwing down his serviette: "Let us go and have some coffee," he said. The Nabob Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette. A Millionaire of Yesterday He sat down and tucked his serviette into his waistcoat, raised his glass, and suddenly set it down again. The Yellow Crayon And then, when the meal finally did begin Mrs. Maldon's serviette and silver serviette-ring had vanished. The Price of Love He told me last year that he had stayed in France in an hotel where they did not have serviettes; what a place it must have been! In a German Pension Broken glasses, serviettes crumpled and torn to rags lie strewn about among the nauseous-looking remnants of food on the dishes. Gobseck "A crown for Couture!" said Blondet, twisting a serviette into a wreath for his head. The Firm of Nucingen He took up his rolled serviette looked closely and scrutinisingly at the ring, then put his hand under the fold of the napkin and examined the texture, and put the thing down again. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll And yet it was inconceivable that he had taken a serviette and ring in mistake. The Price of Love From the soup tureen to the serviette rings, Benson, I wish you to duplicate the dinner table as I remember it, paying particular attention to the exact position of each article. Fire-Tongue I carried it with a knife and fork and a serviette out on the verandah. 'Twixt Land and Sea He said I was not to open the box until I put the serviette on the table, and that it had to be put by Sir Charles's plate. Fire-Tongue When Sir Charles went out I changed the serviettes. Fire-Tongue At one moment Mrs. Maldon thought that she herself had seen the serviette and ring on the table early in the evening; but at the next she thought she had not. The Price of Love Just after your arrival I found Jones, the parlourmaid—a most incompetent, impudent girl—altering the position of the serviettes. Fire-Tongue "This was the cloth," she said, spreading it out, "but which of the serviettes were used I cannot say." Fire-Tongue One by one he began to inspect the serviettes, opening each in turn and examining it critically. Fire-Tongue The serviette which Paul Harley held outstretched was covered all over with dark purple spots. Fire-Tongue In the end Rachel provided another clean serviette, and the meal commenced. The Price of Love At this moment Mrs. Howett entered, bearing a tablecloth and a number of serviettes. Fire-Tongue "What about the trick with the serviettes at Sir Charles Abingdon's?" he asked, speaking the words in slow and deliberate fashion. Fire-Tongue "He asked me to get one of the serviettes, with the ring, and to lend it to him." Fire-Tongue It was a serviette which he took away. Fire-Tongue On the table lay the report of Merton, the analyst, concerning the stains upon the serviette which Harley had sent from the house of the late Sir Charles Abingdon. Fire-Tongue "What did you do to the serviettes on the night Sir Charles died?" Fire-Tongue Briefly, it stated that the serviette had been sprinkled with some essential oil, the exact character of which Merton had found himself unable to determine, its perfume, if it ever possessed any, having disappeared. Fire-Tongue Mr. Harley, having foreseen these difficulties, and having apparently suspected that the oil was of Oriental origin, recommended me, in the note which he enclosed with the serviette, to confer with Dr. Warwick Grey. Fire-Tongue I shall welcome any particulars respecting the history of the serviette. Fire-Tongue |
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