-You didn’t plan a dessert?
No, she hadn’t planned a dessert.
She had decided to offer him a hearty starter and a very rich dish, all accompanied by a whole grain bread and a dry and fruity white wine.
So no, she hadn’t planned a dessert.
The starter was a Bellevue salmon, a fine piece of fish decorated with fleshy prawns, hard-boiled eggs, cored tomatoes filled with a vegetable mix seasoned with spicy vinaigrette, and small heaps of a homemade mayonnaise that she had nicely deposited using a pastry bag. She knew he was going to take it twice and each time with a slice of bread and a glass of wine.
So no, she hadn’t planned a dessert.
Then she would serve him a garnished sauerkraut that she had prepared and cooked the night before, because her mother always told her that sauerkraut was best when it was warmed up. Then again, she knew he was going to take it twice and each time well-stocked: small savory, Strasbourg sausage, slice of bacon, sausage, potatoes, cereal bread, glass of wine.
So no, she hadn’t planned a dessert.
Especially with the sauerkraut meat, she knew he would generously use Dijon mustard. She bought him his favorite brand and she knew he was going to dip every piece of meat he swallowed.
And it was in the mustard that she had put the arsenic.
So no, she hadn’t planned a dessert.
