She might have added that it shows very bad manners to be late to meals if we can possibly help it.
The Bunnies took off their new things and came to dinner. Said Pretty Bunny,
“Excuse us, Mother, we just had to wait;
To dinner we do not mean to be late.”
That night after they had all gone to bed, Pretty Bunny began to wonder about the “pitter, patter” of foot-steps on Aunt Etiquette’s stair-case.
She wondered if there really was another Bunny in the house.
Said the Old Family Clock in reply,
“I knew once, but I forget,
I lived long ago with Aunt Etiquette.”