supper-tea

Updated: May 3, 2025

Bring a supper-tea, Emma, lots of sandwiches I'm combining three meals in one, Miss Smith," she broke off to explain smilingly, as the nurse, trimly clad in white, came to the doorway. "I've not eaten since breakfast. You must have some tea with me. And how is she? Is her mind clearer?" "Oh, dear me, yes! She's quite comfortable," Miss Smith said cheerfully.

Kathleen Thompson Norris - Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby

When they were at last safe in their own room, David came down to his study and threw himself into his chair in the dark with a groan. Louie and her child entered the sitting-room together when the bell rang for supper-tea.

Mrs. Humphry Ward - The History of David Grieve