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Scallops, Provencale

Plunge one and a half pounds fresh scallops into half pint lightly salted boiling water for two minutes. Drain on a sieve, keeping the liquor. Finely chop two small, sound shallots, one small onion, and lightly brown in a saucepan with one ounce butter for two minutes. Add three tablespoons flour and briskly stir; moisten with all the liquor of the scallops and briskly whisk for a minute. Season with a saltspoon cayenne pepper and one saltspoon grated nutmeg; whisk again, then add the scallops, mix a little and boil for five minutes; add a teaspoon chopped parsley and half clove very finely chopped garlic; mix well, then dilute two egg yolks in a tablespoon cold milk, add it to the preparation, gently mix and heat without boiling for three minutes. Pour the scallops, etc., into a large baking dish; sprinkle two tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese over; set in a hot oven and bake for five minutes, or until a nice golden colour. Remove and serve with six thin slices French bread, toasted.