` Ca n't I have my early cup of tea and my roll ? ' she asked . ` Eating between meals is a very bad habit , and I ca n't allow it , ' said Kitty , in the tone her mother often used to her . ' I shall have a mug of new milk and a roll , because grown people need more nourishment than children ; ' and sitting down , she ate her early lunch with a relish , while poor mamma played away , feeling quite out of tune herself . Harry found papa enjoying the last delightful doze that makes bed so fascinating of a morning . As if half afraid to try the experiment , the boy slowly approached and gave the sleeper a sudden , hard shake , saying briskly , -- ` Come , come , come , lazy-bones ! Get up , get up ! ' Papa started as if an earthquake had roused him , and stared at Harry , astonished for a minute , then he remembered , and upset Harry 's gravity by whining out , -- ` Come , you let me alone . It is n't time yet , and I am so tired . ' Harry took the joke , and assuming the stern air of his father on such occasions , said impressively , -- ` You have been called , and now if you are not down in fifteen minutes you wo n't have any breakfast . Not a morsel , sir , not a morsel ; ' and , coolly pocketing his father 's watch , he retired , to giggle all the way downstairs . When the breakfast bell rang , mamma hurried into the dining-room , longing for her tea . But Kitty sat behind the urn , and said gravely , -- ` Go back , and enter the room properly . Will you never learn to behave like a lady ? ' Mamma looked impatient at the delay , and having re-entered in her most elegant manner , sat down , and passed her plate for fresh trout and muffins . ` No fish or hot bread for you , my dear . Eat your good oatmeal porridge and milk ; that is the proper food for children . ' ` Ca n't I have some tea ? ' cried mamma , in despair , for without it she felt quite lost . ` Certainly not .
I never was allowed tea when a little girl , and could n't think of giving it to you , ' said XXXXX , filling a large cup for herself , and sipping the forbidden draught with a relish .
Harry Kitty doze earthquake father lazy-bones minute minutes morning sir