Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001539, Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:36:23 -0800

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Re: ADA chapter 38 menu (fwd)
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From: Roy Johnson <Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk>

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>Demon, by the way, seemed quite pleased with "Lord Byron's Hock." TO which
>delicacy does that refer?

Hock [and soda water] was one of Byron's favourite drinks.
Nowadays it's called a "spritzer"
[see DON JUAN]
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Roy Johnson