He drank freely, too, large goblets of champagne as he talked, and to this, I am obliged to own, I looked as my last hope of being rid of him.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
The company into which we now, without any ceremony on our parts, introduced ourselves, consisted of from five and twenty to thirty persons, seated around a large oak table, plentifully provided with materials for drinking, and cups, goblets, and glasses of every shape and form.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)