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At a dinner party hosted by Mike in London, a high-stakes bet takes place between Mike and Richard Pratt, a member of The Epicures. The wager centers around Richard's ability to identify the name, place of manufacture, and year of a wine served at the dinner.

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Supporting ideas

The conflict was solved when the maid realized an object that Richard left in the study when he went to observe the wine they were going to compete for and win Louise's hand, when Richard's dishonesty was demonstrated the bet was canceled

Characters

Servant

Richard Pratt

President of a small society known as The Epicures

Author's wife

Author

Louise Shofield (Mike's daughter)

Mike's wife

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Plot Line

Louise began to cry inconsolably, her mother was bewildered, Mike was frustrated and disappointed and Richard perceived himself as the winner

When the bet starts Richard strives to guess the name of the wine, its place of manufacture and its year. After several minutes Richard guesses the exact data

When they agreed on the agreements of the bet, Richard proposes that his prize be the hand of Louise.

Mike accepted the request since he was sure to have a very complicated wine to guess, regardless of whether his family totally disapproved of the game.

Everyone at the table was surprised and judged that request

Taste and other Tales