'Shall I set the tea, Miss?' Miss Cookson turned from the window. 'Yes-bring it up-except the tea of course-they ought to be here at any time.' 'And Mrs. Weston wants to know what time supper's to be?' The fair-haired girl speaking was clearly north-country. She pronounced the 'u' in 'supper, ' as though it were the German 'u' in Suppe. Miss Cookson shrugged her shoulders. 'Well, they'll settle that.
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'Shall I set the tea, Miss?' Miss Cookson turned from the window. 'Yes-bring it up-except the tea of course-they ought to be here at any time.' 'And Mrs. Weston wants to know what time supper's to be?' The fair-haired girl speaking was clearly north-country. She pronounced the 'u' in 'supper, ' as though it were the German 'u' in Suppe. Miss Cookson shrugged her shoulders. 'Well, they'll settle that.
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