Thunderball
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The one drink too many signals itself unmistakably. His final whisky and soda in the luxurious flat in Park Lane had been no different from the ten preceding ones, but it had gone down reluctantly and had left a bitter taste and an ugly
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“James, has it ever occurred to you that every man in the fleet knows what to do except the commanding admiral?”
― For Your Eyes Only
― For Your Eyes Only

“1 SCRAMBLED EGGS ‘JAMES BOND’ For FOUR individualists: 12 fresh eggs Salt and pepper 5–6 oz. of fresh butter Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy-bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk. While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fine herbs. Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.”
― Octopussy and The Living Daylights
― Octopussy and The Living Daylights
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