salle a manger
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Scene: The salle a manger of the Bank of France in the Hotel de Toulouse, an historic palace built by the great architect Francois Mansart, for a natural son of Louis XIV.
From Time Magazine Archive
At six, dinner was announced; and my host conducted me into a large salle a manger, where a very numerous company were assembled—twenty-five or thirty in all.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Poe, Edgar Allan
He pictured himself, side by side with his goodwife, in the salle a manger of the Hotel Richelieu, ordering their dinner from a printed bill of fare.
From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry
They waited until the last moment and then entered the salle a manger and ate their luncheon in gloomy silence, hoping every moment to hear the sound of their uncle's familiar tread.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
Jacintha put him into the salle a manger.
From White Lies by Reade, Charles
