Maintenon

Et maintenon, ma chère, renvoyez vos femmes de chambre. ❋ Margaret Horton Potter (N/A)

We sneaked with the utmost caution that way -- it was impossible to follow any one trail -- and in 200 yards Sousi sank to the ground gasping out, "La! la! maintenon faites son portrait au taut que vous voudrez." ❋ Ernest Thompson Seton (1903)

Mr. Lovel sipped his chocolate, and trifled with his maintenon cutlet, at ❋ Unknown (1875)

The top-boots retired, solemnly pledged to secrecy; and Mr. Alexander Trott sat down to a fried sole, maintenon cutlet, ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

Lillyman Lionise into my way the other morning; it was the first time we had met since we were at Eton: he was sauntering away the tedious hour in the Arcade, in search of a specific for ennui, was pleased to compliment me on possessing the universal panacea, linked arms immediately, complained of being devilishly cut over night, proposed an adjournment to Long's -- a light dinner -- maintenon cutlets -- some of the ❋ Robert Cruikshank (1828)

a fried sole, maintenon cutlet, Madeira, and sundries, with greater composure than he had experienced since the receipt of Horace ❋ Unknown (2007)

On our appearance he commenced rooting in a heap of embers, and soon produced six nondescript looking articles enclosed -- as they dress maintenon cutlets or red mullet -- in double sheets of greasy letter paper -- these he incontinently dished, and to my huge astonishment they turned out to be three couple of our woodcock, which that indefatigable varlet had picked, and baked under the ashes, according to some strange idea, whether original, or borrowed at second hand from his master, I never was enabled to ascertain. ❋ Henry William Herbert (1832)