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 (-5[1])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 (10[1])after she wins the lottery. (10[1])For 10 points, in an Isak 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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Shahar SchwartzBerkeley AStanford112-5
Justine FrenchFree AgentsBerkeley B14410
Michał GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley A14910

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