Be assured, my benighted Pennsylvania friend, that in that hour when the week begins, all the terrapin of Philadelphia or Baltimore and all the soft-shelled crabs of the Atlantic shore might pull at my trousers legs and thrust themselves on my notice in vain.
George F. Hoar: “Be assured, my benighted Pennsylvania friend, that in that hour when the week begins, all the terrapin of Philadelphia…”
Editor's note · Context
Hoar emphasizes his preference for traditional Sunday breakfast over other culinary temptations.
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