31.   We gained weight scandalously, both from sumptuous dinners in elegant restaurants and from lunches in neighborhood pubs.

32.   Within minutes, the elegant restaurant, with its spectacular view of the Statue of Liberty, became a shelter, said Angela Largo, the bookkeeper.

33.   He lingered over Sunday evening dinner at an elegant restaurant before taking off for home.

34.   The crunching occurred Saturday at Le Cirque, the elegant East Side restaurant.

35.   There are elegant restaurants and casinos like the Casa Vernescu.