morning's-milk

Updated: May 2, 2025

"I came just in time, sir," she said, half laughingly, as with strong, bare arms she reached across the gurgling trough and replaced the lid that I had partially removed. "I came just in time, I see, to prevent father from having you dip into the 'morning's-milk, which, of course, has scarcely a veil of cream over the face of it as yet.

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