Somedozenyearsago，myfamilybeingabsentinadistantpartofthecountry，andmybusinessdetainingmeinLondon，Iremainedinmyownhousewiththreeservantsonboardwages。Iusedonlytobreakfastathome；andfutureageswillbeinterestedtoknowthatthismealusedtoconsist，atthatperiod，oftea，apennyroll，apatofbutter，and，perhaps，anegg。Myweeklybillusedinvariablytobeaboutfiftyshillings；sothat，asIneverdinedinthehouse，yousee，mybreakfast，consistingofthedelicaciesbeforementioned，costaboutsevenshillingsandthreepenceperdiem。I
must，therefore，haveconsumeddaily——
s。d。
Aquarterofapoundofteasay13
Apennyrollsay10