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But I can't think of anything I can work for her this year, and tea-cakes are only tea-cakes, and I sighed. 'Don't look so unhappy, said Sharley, 'we'll plan. We're rather short of plans just now, and we always like to have some on hand for first thing in the morning Val and I do at least. Nan never wakes up properly.
"Oh, dear cookey!" she cried; "I am so glad to be back again. And do be kind to us, and give us tea-cakes, and brown bread toast, and let the dogs come in to tea." Cook pushed her away, but with a relenting face. "There, there, Miss Eleanor.
From below a servant came on deck, his broad American face smiling over a tray of glasses and decanters and tinkling ice. It was all very tranquil and public and almost commonplace just the high tropic seas at the moment of their unrestrained sundown, and the odour of tea-cakes about the pleasantly-littered deck. And for the moment, held by a common thought, every one kept silent.
'There is nothing the matter, and I am delighted to see you, and' with a sudden inspiration 'if you will be good enough to stay and have tea with me I will ask Mrs. Barton to send in one of her excellent tea-cakes. This was evidently what Lady Betty wanted, for she nodded and took off her hat, and began to unbutton her long tan-coloured gloves in a cool, business-like way that amused me.
"Very well, my dear," said amiable Mrs. Vercoe, "that will do. I'll put the one here until I get the rest. Shall I give you the money, missie, or would Miss Ashe prefer to have it in goods?" "Oh please," said poor Angela, "this one is my own, and I should like some more tea-cakes for it." "Tea-cakes!" said Mrs. Vercoe in a bewildered voice.
Upton listened with interest, but before he could offer any comment on it tea was announced, and taking the child by the hand he marched him into the dining-room. Hot tea-cakes, strawberry jam, and plum cake kept our little friend fully occupied for some time.
"Without waiting for my answer, she seized the pole and soon drew up the dripping bucket, which she placed upon the curb. 'I will get you a glass, she then said, and darted into the house reappearing presently with a tumbler in one hand and a plate of crisp tea-cakes in the other.
"I am sure she would think we were ill, and make us all come home at once," said Esther, laughing, "and perhaps make us go to bed. She gave us such a lot we couldn't possibly be hungry if we ate it all." "I have a penny," said Angela. "Shall we go and buy four tea-cakes at Mrs. Vercoe's? That will be one each, and better than nothing." Better than nothing indeed! One of Mrs.
Serious trouble now shone out of his eyes. Something had happened. Something was wrong with him; wrong, too he reflected with a world which could find no better occupation for such a person than to hand round buttered tea-cakes at an old woman's party to a crowd of cosmopolitan scandalmongers. Denis rose, remarking: "I wish I could stay a little longer! But it is getting so late.
There is one great advantage attendant upon invitations to tea with a doctor. No objections can be raised on the score of health. It is obvious that it must be fine enough to go out when the Doctor asks you, and that his tea-cakes may be eaten with perfect impunity.
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