He had expected, in the first place, to be taken for a walk that afternoon; then his master was very busy doing nothing, which was most unusual.

Then at tea time his worst suspicions were confirmed.
Jeremy suddenly made a fuss of him, pouring his tea into his saucer, giving him a piece of bread and jam and an extra lump of sugar.

Hamlet drank his tea and ate his bread and jam thoughtfully.

They were very nice, but what was the matter?
He looked up through his hair and discovered that his master's eyes were restless and unhappy, and that he was thinking of things that disturbed him.

He went away to the fire and, sitting on his haunches, gazing in his metaphysical way at the flames, considered the matter.