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A little after noon we ended the ascent and arrived at the new hotel on the Montanvert, and had a view of six miles, right up the great glacier, the famous Mer de Glace. At this point it is like a sea whose deep swales and long, rolling swells have been caught in mid-movement and frozen solid; but further up it is broken up into wildly tossing billows of ice.
We crossed the Mer de Glace in safety, but we had misgivings.
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The wine tasted good; the marron glace seemed to be just what she wanted.
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She was overdressed, but not badly dressed, in black with a high collar, and she wore black glace gloves, in which she played cards; she had several heavy gold chains round her neck, bangles on her wrists, and circular photograph pendants, one being of Queen Alexandra; she carried a black satin bag and chewed Sen-sens.
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The moment Roxy's back was turned he would toddle to the presence of the tongs and say, "Like it!" and cock his eye to one side or see if Roxy was observed; then, "Awnt it!" and cock his eye again; then, "Hab it!" with another furtive glace; and finally, "Take it!"--and the prize was his.
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This is a beautiful and very fertile valley, about twenty miles long and five or six broad; a bright cold stream called the Fourche de Glace, or Ice River, runs through it.
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Couples were already gliding over the floor beyond: the light of the wax candles fell on revolving tulle skirts, on girlish heads wreathed with modest blossoms, on the dashing aigrettes and ornaments of the young married women's coiffures, and on the glitter of highly glazed shirt-fronts and fresh glace gloves.
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when I only had one; hier vous avez charged me avec glace when I had
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It seems to me the time's up, and yet the nearest I can come to doing anything rough now is to offer you a cafe glace."
"I don't allude to the cafes glaces. But every one is here, and my sister told me just now that Urbain had been adorable."
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Dempsey, who has been skating since she was six, said: "It's an amazing thing to be doing and the team at Cirque de Glace have been wonderful.
Dempsey gets her skates on
Fold in remaining flour mixture until well mixed and then mix in dried fruit, mixed peel, glace cherries and almonds.
Weekend Break: Recipe; Christmas Cake (serves 8)

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