Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Century of Historic Hotels, Montreal
Room.withopen windowsuponthestreet. Atthisplace. Theyoung bloods of the Ci practised an amusing' trick knownm as Lobsterfuhang first move was to saunter intothegrillroom. Uippedwith a fish-hook towhich a ballotstring mam.andexaminethelobstenattrac tively displayed to await the order: of the patrons. Surrep titiously at the fish-hook to a fine specimen. The joker would toss the of twine through theopen window near.by Proceeding tothestreet. Hewould givetheballtwo or mthree kicks. Thus repelling it to a safe distance for the final operation. Whrchwastoseizethestring andthereby draw the selected lobster through thewindow. To the huge surprise of occupants of the Grill Room who witnessed the departure of the crustauan. Supposedly under its own power.
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