Crossword-Solution: FLACON 6 letters, 5 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 11

How did I envy at that moment our friend Jack Oliver, who produces with such happy complacence his fardel of small talk, and who, as he never doubts his own powers of affording amusement, passes them current with every pretty woman he approaches, and fills up the intervals of chat by his complete acquaintance with the exercise of the fan, the FLACON, and the other duties of the CAVALIERE SERVENTE.

What means this unwonted confusion;--have you been out, and just come in? What is the meaning of it all--and _what is this_?" he said, while he stooped down to pick up the crystal _flacon_ which had dropped out of its case on the floor.

The blood flushed to the cheeks of both the lads, as the young Englishman tightened his grip and stood firm, while without appearing to have noticed the lads' action, Leoni came forward, and they saw that he had a little silver _flacon_ in his hand.

Now," he whispered, "empty it into the water, and screw on the top once more." This was quickly done, and the _flacon_ replaced.

There are, I know, people who like their claret in decanters, but so long as the wine is good, what does the bottle matter? "'_Aimer est le grand point, qu' importe la maitresse? Qu' importe le flacon, pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse_?'" "De Musset was drunk when he wrote that," said Tristrem.