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From the story: restaurant Le Caprice:
"The classic St James’s restaurant, Le Caprice is close
to the Royal Academy, Burlington Arcade, Bond Street and moments from
Piccadilly, Green Park, Mayfair and the West End. A full à la carte menu is
served from midday throughout the afternoon, featuring classic British,
European and American favourites, prepared with carefully sourced seasonal
game, meat and fish, and boasting a renowned list of desserts." 44 € - 67 €
SITUATIONS / TOPICS (quotations from the text)
Maoist intellectual
Le Caprice
Emerson's:...
How could a man have come to the middle...
... and went into the shower
Soho
Remembrance of Things Past
West London
off-licence
Paris in those days
The food was good...
It was already too late
He thought of a time in New York...
A black eye...
Will you tell your father I saw you?
...life could not be grasped, but lived
VOCABULARY
clear out, viciously, be eager, flinch, quizzical, read, make it to, cuckold, cool, meaner, coup, betsit, odour, fittings, raffish,
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