His once beaming brow was contracted with pain.
Till my Lord stopped the Counsel, in saying, "Let's see,
Before you proceed, what is meant by 'high-tea'?
"I was called to the Bar such a long time ago!
But I flatter myself that I've learnt now to know
All the ropes pretty well, yet completely at sea
I confess that I am with this curious 'high-tea.'
"Now I own that I know an Oxonian 'wine,'
Though a 'cocoa' at Newnham is more in my line,
Whilst dinner and lunch are familiar to me.