Miss Martineau began a little set speech, but Jasmine interrupted her.
"Do come, and have some tea," she said.

"Primrose has made some delicious cream-cakes, and we are all so hungry, aren't we, Eyebright ?" turning to her little sister as she spoke.
"Yes," replied Daisy; "Pink is hungry, too--I chased Pink about fifty times round the garden, and she's quite starving.

May Pink have some cream in a saucer for her tea, Primrose ?" Primrose nodded, took Miss Martineau's hand, and led her to the place of honor at the table, and sitting down herself, began to pour out the fragrant tea.
If Miss Martineau had a weakness, it was for really good tea and for cream-cakes.

She took off her gloves now, arranged her bonnet-strings, put back her veil, and prepared to enjoy herself.

Instead of talking common-place condolences, she chatted on little matters of local interest with the sisters.