Vintage tea
Young ladies enjoying afternoon tea, circa 1880s.
"I don't drink tea," Sport said timidly.
Ole Golly shot an eye at him. "What do you mean you don't drink tea?"
"I mean I never have."
"You mean you've never tasted it?"
"No," said Sport and looked a little terrified.
Harriet looked at Ole Golly. Ole Golly wore an arch expression which signified that she was about to quote.
"'There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.'" Ole Golly said this steadily and sedately, then leaned back in her chair with a satisfied look at Sport.
Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh, 1964.
One of the most delightful aspects is the cat’s serene conviction of equality.
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