AN ACCOMPANIMENT.

The most singular spit in the world is that of the count de Castel

Maria, one of the most opulent lords of Treviso. This spit turns one

hundred and thirty different roasts at once, and plays twenty-four

tunes, and whatever it plays, corresponds to a certain degree of

cooking, which is perfectly understood by the cook. Thus, a leg of

mutton _à l’Anglaise_, will be excellent at the 12th air; a fowl _à la

Flamande_, will be juicy at the 18th, and so on. It would be difficult,

perhaps, to carry farther the love of music and gormandizing.[314]

[314] Furet de Londres.

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