AN ARCH QUESTION.

DOMINICO, the harlequin, going to see Louis XIV. at supper, which was

served in gold, fixed his eyes on a dish of partridges. The king, of

whom he was a favourite, said, "Give that dish to Dominico." "_And the

partridges too, Sire?_" said the actor. The king repeated, smiling, "And

the partridges too."

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