Posted by Ian E-N on January 24, 2007 at 15:47:23 from 148.88.192.240 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Re: Hot-pot incident (was FRAM Stove - what happened to the ashes? posted by PeterH on January 24, 2007 at 15:30:40:
“And the whole lot of us spent the day on the ice. A big hot-pot and a basket of other things were sent down to us from the house"
one supposes by servants who were not considered part of "the whole lot of us"
and the money they had was not to be thrown about
"“Went without,” said Mrs Blackett. “What else could we do?”"
hot pots take a lot of time to prepare so not really a matter of money.
Most unlike AR not to list the "other things", hope there was lots of cake, and some apples.