“That’s so, lieutenant; I admit that an old bottle—of a good brand—there’s nothing like that to liven you up!”
“Do you like beaune?”
“Very much, lieutenant.”
“And bordeaux?”
“Ah, yes! it smells of violets; it has a delicious bouquet!”
“I’ve never been able to resist it.”
“And chambertin?”
“I would go down on my knees to it, lieutenant.”
“If you had a bottle of each of those wines in front of you, would you give up three of them and drink just a single one?”