"I replied: 'And you know that I ask you for nothing but your affection.'"
"A noble reply! and one that binds you to nothing.—Have a glass of champagne."
"So much the more reason for taking another. I say, my boy, order us a Périgord macaroni, and a parfait à la vanille."
"Yes, monsieur."
"Waiter, how is the wedding party getting along?"
"They're at the second course, monsieur."
"They have not got beyond that!"
"What a delightful fellow this dear Gustave is! because he doesn't eat, he fancies that nobody else has any appetite."
"Is the bride eating, waiter?"