It is an awful ordeal.
But "it's being done in the Village"!
Quite recently a new sort of eating place has sprung up in Greenwich
Village--of so original and novel a character that we must investigate
it in at least a few of its manifestations. Speaking for myself, I had
never believed that such places could exist within sound of the "L"
and a stone's throw from drug stores and offices.
But see what you think of them.
[Illustration: THE DUTCH OVEN. One of the favorite eating places of the
Village. Some of the famous breakfasts are given here.]
II
"I can't believe _that_!" said Alice.
"Can't you?" the Queen said in a pitying tone. "Try again:
draw a long breath and shut your eyes."
Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One
_can't_ believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen.
"When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a
day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible
things before breakfast.
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