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than Mame Hucheloup. Gibelotte, tall, delicate, white with
a lymphatic pallor, with circles round her eyes, and droop-
ing lids, always languid and weary, afflicted with what may
be called chronic lassitude, the first up in the house and the
last in bed, waited on every one, even the other maid, si-
lently and gently, smiling through her fatigue with a vague
and sleepy smile.
[49] Matelote: a culinary preparation of various fishes.
Gibelotte: stewed rabbits.
Before entering the restaurant room, the visitor read
on the door the following line written there in chalk by
Courfeyrac:—Regale si tu peux et mange si tu l’oses.Treat if you can, and eat if you dare.