Or for wine, or fruit, or plate." "The old plate was there when Lady Ushant left." "People do things now in a very different way from what they used.

A couple of dozen silver forks made quite a show on the old squire's table.

Now they change the things so often that ten dozen is nothing.
I don't suppose there's a bottle of wine in the cellar." "They can get wine from Cobbold, mother." "Cobbold's wine won't go down with them I fancy.

I wonder what servants they're bringing." When Mr.Masters came in from his office the news was corroborated.
Mr.John Morton was certainly coming to Bragton.

The attorney had still a small unsettled and disputed claim against the owner of the property, and he had now received by the day mail an answer to a letter which he had written to Mr.Morton, saying that that gentleman would see him in the course of the next fortnight..