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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Gambara by Honore de Balzac: that the dish I sent to you on the day when you did me the honor to
sit down at my board, contained the quintessence of all those that
disgraced your magnificent service of plate? And when I awoke this
morning I remembered the promise you once made me of a place as
/chef/. Henceforth I consider myself as a member of your household."
"I thought of the same thing a few days ago," replied Andrea. "I
mentioned you to the secretary of the Austrian Embassy, and you have
permission to recross the Alps as soon as you please. I have a castle
in Croatia which I rarely visit. There you may combine the offices of
gate-keeper, butler, and steward, with two hundred crowns a year. Your
wife will have as much for doing all the rest of the work. You may
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