- While cooling her heels in jail for Evariste Bontecou's murder, Ursula accused her cellmates of trying to corrupt her, cursing them as fagins who never gamboled.
- After her husband's death, BonBon Bontecou, the black-haired widow of the late Evariste Bontecou, gamboled back to Monte Carlo where she took up with a band of fagins who taught her how to cheat at cards.
[1] the Texas spelling of the French amuse-bouche (literally "mouth amuser"), a single, bite-sized hors d'oeuvre. An amooze-boosh is different from an appetizer in that it is not requested by the guest, but is served according to the chef's selection. [2] that which amuses the brain. [3] the website of author Robin Allen.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Gambol and Fagin
The only thing I can say about the two words from yesterday--gambol and fagin--is that they both have a G.
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