The donkeys were all good, all handsome, all strong and in good condition, all fast and all willing to prove it

The donkeys were all good, all handsome, all strong and in good condition, all fast and all willing to prove it. They were the best we had found any where, and the most 'recherche'. I do not know what 'recherche' is, but that is what these donkeys were, anyhow.

Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad