That tea and milk were all that we could bring, especially as our carriers were cut down to one man, each." "That was your idea, Lisle, and I agree that it has been the saving of us.

I was rather in favour of bringing spirits, myself; but I quite admit, now, that it would have been a great mistake.

Besides, half a dozen pounds of tea does not weigh more than a couple of bottles of spirits; which would have been gone in four or five days, while the tea has held out for months.

I never was much of a tea drinker before.

It is all very well to take a cup at an afternoon tea fight, but that was about the extent of my indulgence in the beverage.