The other was a Russian nobleman, six feet high and upwards, who, standing in the center of the room, downstairs, describing to seven gentlemen of unquestionable veracity the last moments of Peter the Great, and having a glass of eau de vie in his left hand, and his tasse de cafe, nearly finished, in his right, in like manner vanished.
"The Room in the Dragon Volant"
J. Sheridan LeFanu
Only when I reached my demi-tasse, which I took straight, did I permit myself a touch of luxury.
"One Third Off"
Irvin S. Cobb
Inside of two minutes Barry had everybody in sight on the jump, from the bus boy to the steward, and in with the demi tasse came the screwdriver.
"Torchy and Vee"
Sewell Ford