The Grim Ghost (2010)
The Grim Ghost
“the cook smiled. “Stop worrying. Remember, when I was a girl I helped cook for the Emperor Vitellius. What a man! What an eater! We made banquets like yours three or four times every day. That man was a glutton. He lived for food.”
Pliny sipped at the ale and nodded. “I have heard the stories about him. He died when I was just six years old, so I never met him. But he was famous for his eating.”
“Famous and foul,” said Augusta. “It was murder cooking for him, I can tell you.”
“Why, Grandma?” Pe...rtinax asked.
“Because it was a waste.”
“Didn’t he like your food?”
“He liked it too much,” Augusta sighed.
Pliny nodded. “They say he would eat and eat till his stomach was full. Then he would take a large bowl and push a long feather into his mouth. He’d tickle the back of his throat till he threw the food back up. When his stomach was empty, he’d start eating all over again.”
“What a wicked waste,” Augusta moaned. “The slaves would have enjoyed that food.MoreLess
Pliny sipped at the ale and nodded. “I have heard the stories about him. He died when I was just six years old, so I never met him. But he was famous for his eating.”
“Famous and foul,” said Augusta. “It was murder cooking for him, I can tell you.”
“Why, Grandma?” Pe...rtinax asked.
“Because it was a waste.”
“Didn’t he like your food?”
“He liked it too much,” Augusta sighed.
Pliny nodded. “They say he would eat and eat till his stomach was full. Then he would take a large bowl and push a long feather into his mouth. He’d tickle the back of his throat till he threw the food back up. When his stomach was empty, he’d start eating all over again.”
“What a wicked waste,” Augusta moaned. “The slaves would have enjoyed that food.MoreLess
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