Question

In a story titled for one of these events, a woman makes a mental joke about a bishop using a chamber pot while they discuss whether they would choose to have angel wings. In another story, a man gives a speech at one of these events about how we “tremble” because we think of divine grace as finite before telling a woman, “I shall be with you…if not in the flesh, which means nothing, in spirit, which is all.” In a story titled for one of these events, a pirate who left his fiancé at the (*) altar is eventually hanged in Havana, as told by his ghost to his siblings, the De Coninck sisters. In a story titled for one of these events from Anecdotes of Destiny, General Loewenhielm and the former opera singer Philippa attend one in Norway, which the French title character organizes after she wins the (10[1])lottery. For 10 points, (10[1])in an Isak (10[1])Dinesen story, what sort of event is hosted by the maid Babette? ■END■

ANSWER: dinner [or supper; or feast; or meal; accept “Supper at Elsinore”; accept “Babette’s Feast”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jaimie CarlsonLabour's Lost LoversClark B14810
Juliet MayerTriple Round Robin LoversClark A15210
Jeffrey FungJeffrey and DahmersJason Lovers15510

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