MRS. PLENTEOUS SHOULDN’T PEEK
The next few pages may be a little hard on Mrs. Plenteous, so we hope she left us on [page 20]. For from here on in we get just voracious about food. “Help yourself,” Miss Gaunt—
NOT to a cup of bouillon—BUT to a brimming bowl of cream soup
NOT to lettuce leaves and lemon juice—BUT to a salad bowl, tangy with cheese and dressing
NOT to a dry rye crisp—BUT to those warm rolls and butter
NOT to just wafers of lean meat—BUT to a thick pork chop sometimes—with gravy
NOT to a modest glass of milk twice a day—BUT to an extra glass or a double chocolate malted maybe.
