There was no food just in front of the children, only a great empty bowl of silver.
Philip fingered his knife and fork; the pattern of those also was familiar to him.

They were indeed the little leaden ones out of the dolls' house knife-basket of green and silver filagree.

He hungrily waited.

Servants in straight yellow dresses and red masks and caps were beginning to handle the dishes.

A dish was handed to him.