THE LITTLE TEA BOOK 



the stars. They know when to look 

 for as, and while the time may seem 

 long to us before the celestial reun- 

 ion, to them it is short. They do not 

 worry, as we do. We could not 

 match their beautiful serenity if we 

 tried, for they know the folly of 

 wishing to break or change divine 

 laws. 



What delightful scandals have 

 been born at tea-tables rose and 

 lavender, and old point lace scan- 

 dals : surely, no brutal scandals or 

 treasons, as in the tavern. Tea-table 

 gossip surely never seriously hurt a 

 reputation. Well, name one. No ? 

 Well, think of the shattered reputa- 

 tions that have fallen around the 

 bottle. Men are the worst gossips 

 unhanged, not women. 



In 1652, tea sold for as high as 



