So is supper. But what—tell me, what is 'high-tea'?"
The Counsel explained in his very best style,
(Though he often indulged, on the sly, in a smile,)
And the Judge was as eager as eager could be
To learn all the rites that belong to "high-tea."
But the sequel to all was a square little note
Next day from a blue-blooded Duchess who wrote
To the Judge, and this Dame of the highest degree
Had invited his Lordship to come to—High-Tea!