XIV. A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman who has
lost an eye.

XV. A cook may be taught, but a man who can roast, is born with
the faculty.

XVI. The most indispensable quality of a good cook is promptness.
It should also be that of the guests.

XVII. To wait too long for a dilatory guest, shows disrespect to
those who are punctual.

XVIII. He who receives friends and pays no attention to the repast
prepared for them, is not fit to have friends.

XIX. The mistress of the house should always be certain that the
coffee be excellent; the master that his liquors be of the first
quality.

XX. To invite a person to your house is to take charge of his
happiness as long as he be beneath your roof.



DIALOGUE between the author and his friend. (after the usual
salutations.)

FRIEND. As my wife and myself were at breakfast this morning, we
came to the conclusion that you should print, as soon as possible,