"I never like to see a gentleman sacrificing himself for his guests at breakfast.

You have enough to do at dinner, carving large joints, and jointing those terrible birds.

At breakfast a gentleman should have no trouble but the cracking of his own egg and the reading of his own newspaper.

Now do let me!" Miss Burton's long fingers were almost on the tea-caddy; but at that moment my father quietly opened it, and began to measure out the tea.
"I never trouble my lady visitors with this," he said, quietly.

"I am only too well accustomed to it." Child as I was, I felt well satisfied that my father would let no one fill my mother's place.