 He said to me : it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you, as it would be indiscreet for the mistress of the house to propose a fresh one, when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that we no longer wish to partake...  Proceedings - الصفحة 581909عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 560
...across it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...propose a fresh one, when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that we no longer wish to partake of it." In different parts of this narrative interesting... | |
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...across it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...propose a fresh one. when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that we no longer wish to partake of it." In different parts of this narrative interesting... | |
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...across it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...propose a fresh one, when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that we no longer wish to partake of it." In different parts of this narrative interesting... | |
 | Charles Henry Hart - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 48
...twelfth cup that I must put my spoon across it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : it is almost as ill bred to refuse...cup of tea when it is offered to you, as it would be for the mistress of the house to propose a fresh one when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her... | |
 | 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...twelfth cup that I must put my spoon across it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : it is almost as ill bred to refuse...cup of tea when it is offered to you, as it would be for the mistress of the house to propose a fresh one when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1879 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : ' It is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...propose a fresh one when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that you no longer wish to partake of it.'" When Mr. Morris removed from Sixth and... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 554
...it when I wished to finish with this sort of warm water. He said to me : ' It is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...propose a fresh one when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her that you no longer wish to partake of it.'" When Mr. Morris removed from Sixth and... | |
 | Thomas Balch - 1891 - عدد الصفحات: 278
...to finish with this sort of torture of warm water. ' For,' he said to me, ' it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you as...propose a fresh one, when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her what your intentions are on this point.' " Mr. Morris is a stout man, who is considered... | |
 | Thomas Balch - 1891 - عدد الصفحات: 278
...to finish with this sort of torture of warm water. ' For,' he said to me, ' it is almost as ill-bred to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you as...propose a fresh one, when the ceremony of the spoon has notified her what your intentions are on this point.' " Mr. Morris is a stout man, who is considered... | |
 | N. Hudson Moore - 1903 - عدد الصفحات: 480
...wanted this species of torture by hot water to stop, since, said he to me, ' it is almost as bad manners to refuse a cup of tea when it is offered to you,...would be indiscreet for the mistress of the house to offer you more when the ceremony of the spoon has shown what your wishes are in the matter.' " If Mrs.... | |
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