Posted by Ian E-N on January 24, 2007 at 21:03:19 from 86.130.85.151 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 20:40:23:
"one supposes by servants who were not considered part of "the whole lot of us"
A totally unsupported supposition
"sent down to us from the house"
"sent down" rather than "brought down" suggests a servant by order.
“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 - oh and lots of chocolate.