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>But, as Mahler never tired of explaining to them, he felt a very real sense of horror at the thought of eating meat. Each evening he would order a vegetarian dish for the next day, and the restaurant staff would prepare it as best they could. His first course would usually consist of a roux soup, the second was an omelette followed by a vegetable dish, and finally a dessert and some apples or pears. One day, «the stage manager, who was a particular jokester, slipped the cook a tip and persuaded her to spice up Mahler’s vegetable soup with some chicken. The next day Mahler had nothing but praise for her vegetarian cuisine, everyone wanted to try it and his bowl was passed around, before finally arriving back empty at Mahler’s place. Delighted he ordered a second helping. He had not yet finished it when the buffo bass began to sing a variant of Marcel’s aria from Les Huguenots: “Piff, paff, pouf, murder them, murder them, cock-a-doodle-do”. Everyone was doubled up with laughter, and Mahler fled in horror.»
>But, as Mahler never tired of explaining to them, he felt a very real sense of horror at the thought of eating meat. Each evening he would order a vegetarian dish for the next day, and the restaurant staff would prepare it as best they could. His first course would usually consist of a roux soup, the second was an omelette followed by a vegetable dish, and finally a dessert and some apples or pears. One day, «the stage manager, who was a particular jokester, slipped the cook a tip and persuaded her to spice up Mahler’s vegetable soup with some chicken. The next day Mahler had nothing but praise for her vegetarian cuisine, everyone wanted to try it and his bowl was passed around, before finally arriving back empty at Mahler’s place. Delighted he ordered a second helping. He had not yet finished it when the buffo bass began to sing a variant of Marcel’s aria from Les Huguenots: “Piff, paff, pouf, murder them, murder them, cock-a-doodle-do”. Everyone was doubled up with laughter, and Mahler fled in horror.»
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