“Thank you very much,” Arletta replied. “After a long journey a cup of tea is what I would really enjoy.”
The servant put the tray down on a table and she saw that it contained a pot of tea, a cup and two plates, one full of sandwiches, the other with little patisseries filled with cream that only the French could make so skilfully.
As soon as the servant had left the room, both the children ran towards the table to stare at the tea with curiosity.
“I remember my father having tea like this,” David said, “but we are not allowed tea here. We have to be French and drink coffee or wine.”
“I expect you would like to share my tea with me,” Arletta suggested. “Suppose you both start with a sandwich?”
The children ate most of the sandwiches and enjoyed the patisseries as well.
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