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Updated: June 15, 2025
'I'll remember to do so, replied Bell, gravely, although she had no intention of remaining awake all night to heat beef-tea and dose her mother with it, especially as the invalid was not ill enough for such extreme measures. But she was so touched by Miss Whichello's kindness that she would not have offended her, by scouting her prescription, for the world.
Now, have some beef-tea, and I'll send right away for a sleeping draught." Bob trembled still more. "No beef-tea. I've had nothing these three days, as you know. It would kill me to swallow." Then he said, in a horrible whisper, "The brute's coming down the chimney again. There's a paw! Now his head! Now's a chance! Yah! you pink devil, that's got you!
"Does he sleep enough?" asked Doctor Watson suddenly. "Not well; he coughs and is restless." "Ah! I am sorry he has got that cough. How is his appetite?" "He does not fancy much food. He has quite turned against his beef-tea." Doctor Watson was silent. "What is wrong?" asked Mrs. Home, coming nearer and looking up into his face. "Madam, there is nothing to alarm yourself with.
Coffee jelly was another dish which nurse introduced to vary the too constant beef-tea, and which had the advantage of being very quickly and easily prepared.
'And them just off their honeymoon! The inconsolable tones of the lady's-maid came from the kitchen to the open door of the bedroom, where May was giving instructions to the elderly cook. 'Send that girl out of the flat this moment! May said. 'Yes, ma'am. 'Make the beef-tea in case it's wanted, and let me have some more warm water. There's John and the doctor! She started at a knock.
Peter had to be in and out of Marietta's room all day, to see that she took her beef-tea and milk and medicine regularly. She dozed a good deal. When she was awake, she said her rosary. But next day she was manifestly worse. "Yes bronchitis, as I feared," said the doctor. "Danger? No none, if properly looked after.
A hundred eager eyes had been upon her, but no one had been able to tell how Chatty "bore it." She said nothing to anybody. It was thought that she held her head a little higher than usual and was less disposed for society: but then she had never loved society. She arranged her flowers, she took her walks, she carried beef-tea and port wine to the sick people.
Beef-tea should be on the range, ready for patients in our house who need it, at all hours of the day and night, and all the year round. The whole cookery of our establishment must be of the very best. There is no greater mistake than that existing in most sanitary institutions stinting in the larder and the kitchen.
But I envy the patients less," glancing involuntarily towards Lionel as she spoke. Jan glanced at him too. "Lionel, I'll bring you round some better stuff than this," said he. "What are you eating?" "Nothing," put in Decima. "Dr. West keeps him upon arrowroot and beef-tea, and such things." "Slops," said Jan contemptuously.
They had had a good many turns together, and Harold had, with the captain's permission, taken her up on the bridge and showed her how to look out over the 'dodger' without the wind hurting her eyes. Then came the welcome beef-tea hour, and all who had come on deck were cheered and warmed with the hot soup.
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