The front desk man is a spy for a famous French chef, hoping to stealing the pastry recipes of the shop down the street. And the lovely shop girl who just delivered a box of-- what is most certainly-- pastries is his secret accomplice. The note she passed him while blushing has a recipe for the perfect croissant.

~ Jessic Lawson

Jessic Lawson Box Of Croissant French Chef Front Desk Girl Man Pastries Recipe Shop Spy

Jane stood beside silver platters of cucumber sandwiches and smoked salmon sandwiches and savory-sweet ham sandwiches and open-faced sandwiches with thickly spread butter and fresh mint.

~ Jessic Lawson

Jessic Lawson Butter Cucumber Food Mint Open Faced Sandwich Savory Sweet Ham Smoked Salmon Spread

The meal was delectable, with courses of consomme and leeks, cold poached salmon with bergamot mousseline sauce and cucumbers, curried game meats, mutton joint with savory stuffering, roasted duckling and pheasant and squab with herbed root vegetables, and so on. Tabitha, whose finest meals had consisted largely of tinned meats and powered custard, nearly wept at the smells and textures and tastes flooding her senses.

~ Jessic Lawson

Jessic Lawson Food Meal

Agnes walked in with a tray of gorgeous raspberry tortes, fruit sorbet, and pistachio ice.

~ Jessic Lawson

Jessic Lawson Food Fruit Ice Pistachio Raspberry Sorbet Tortes