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wagon-restaurant

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  • I remember marching you into the wagon-restaurant like a hand-cuffed criminal, and sitting you down at a table, and bullying you like a Russian czar.

    The Firefly of France Marion Polk Angellotti 1936

  • They had lost sight of the Reddons from the moment they entered the Paris train, for the Reddons, having second-class tickets, were forced to wait for a slower train, which they didn't seem to mind as it gave them a chance to see the little town and lunch in a _cabaret_ instead of paying for an expensive meal on the wagon-restaurant as the Bragdons did.

    One Woman's Life Robert Herrick 1903

  • We travelled merrily across to Boulogne, the weather being unusually fine, and took our _déjeuner_ together in the _wagon-restaurant_ on the way to Paris.

    The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance William Le Queux 1895

  • A few hours later, at dinner in the _wagon-restaurant_, I found him placed at the same little table opposite me, and naturally we began to chat.

    The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance William Le Queux 1895

  • a short time was taking his morning coffee in the _wagon-restaurant_ on his way to the French capital.

    Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo William Le Queux 1895

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