human
and wished to know if she had nothing fit to eat to offer to her guest. There were about ten different things on the table already; it was only rage which kept me from eating, but he chose to pretend that everything was bad, and we had a lively time of it, while he ate some of the cakes on every plate in turns and took a second helping and finished it to the last crumb, and then declared that it wasn't fit for human consumption. All the while poor Mrs Greaves sat like a mute at a funeral, hanging her head and never saying so much as
gpt
Bo!
human
Try the toast, then, father dear. It is nice and crisp, just as you like it. If you don't like those cakes, we won't have them again. Ready for some more tea, dear? It is stronger now that it has stood a little while.
gpt
It might easily be that. Hot water bewitched--that's what I call your tea, young lady. Waste of good cream and sugar--
human
It is not the tea that is bad, dear, it is your poor old foot. Cheer up! It will be better to-morrow. This new medicine is said to work wonders.