“Indeed I did.”
“No, you introduced vinegar.”
“Pardon me, vinegar is the correct thing. It is good for the chest.”
“It isn’t a case of what’s good for them. It’s what they like.”
“I see. But certainly butter and sugar and vinegar are the correct thing.”
“Offer them sackcloth.”
“Indeed, I have done so, and fine linen into the bargain.”
“Well?”
“Oh, well, they returned the linen with thanks, mistaking it for calico, and the sackcloth they sent back with rude remarks.”
“Did they mistake it for anything?”