“At breakfast: half a pint of milk, with coffee, chocolate, or oatmeal: eggs and bacon, bread and butter, or dry toast.
“At eleven o’clock: half a pint of milk with an egg beaten up in it or some beef tea and bread and butter.
“At one o’clock: half a pint of warm milk with a biscuit or sandwich.
“At two o’clock: fish and roast mutton, or a mutton chop, with as much fat as possible: poultry, game, etc., may be taken with vegetables, and milk pudding.
“At five o’clock: hot milk with coffee or chocolate, bread and butter, watercress, etc.
“At eight o’clock: a pint of milk, with oatmeal or chocolate, and gluten bread, or two lightly boiled eggs with bread and butter.
“Before retiring to rest: a glass of warm milk.
“During the night: a glass of milk with a biscuit or bread and butter should be placed by the bedside and be eaten if the patient awakes.”
Whilst Owen was reading this book, Crass, Harlow, Philpot and Easton were talking together on the other side of the street, and presently Crass caught sight of him. They had been discussing the Secretary’s letter re the halfpenny rate, and as Owen was one of the members of the Trades Council, Crass suggested that they should go across and tackle him about it.
“How much is your house assessed at?” asked Owen after listening for about a quarter of an hour to Crass’s objection.