The Dancing Lady: The Ninth Day

Nacho's Tacos. sigh Fine dining. Sure. As far as I know tacos are street food. Not restaurant food. And what is a Mexican doing starting a restaurant in a Coloradoan mining town? It is of course possible, but not very likely.

“La Maison des Chats.
Josefina frowned. She didn't know much French, but she was fluent in Spanish and the similarities between the two were enough to make her question what kind of accommodations the Reverend offered them.”
La casa de los gatos? How is that even close?

Also, how do all these ladies know the slang term cathouse? I don't. But not even one makes fun of the literal meaning. I would have. “House of cats? How sweet! How can you have cats enough to fill a house and a house this magnificent?” Or perhaps “I thought a house of cats would have more cats in it... like engravings and paintings and decorations...“

WHY WOULD SHE TAKE THE RECIPE BOOK WITH HER AND LEAVE IT UNCOVERED, UNPROTECTED IN AN OPEN WAGON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER? WTH?

Why would she trust the Madame?