"I know, it's dreadful. I used to be like that before I met Sylvester," Miss Meakin answered to Mavis's complaint.
"But what am I to do?" asked Mavis.
"Have you ever tried brisket?"
"What's that?"
"Beef!"
"Beef?"
"You get it at the ham and beef shop. You get quite a lot for five pence, and when they get to know you they give you good weight."
"But you must have something with it," remarked Mavis.
"Then you go to a baker's and buy a penn'orth of bread."
"But where am I to eat it?" asked Mavis.