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 both Cocoa & Toast.—She was already helped to Tea—which surprised him—so totally self-engrossed had he been.—"I thought I should have been in time, said he, but cocoa takes a great deal of Boiling."—"I am much obliged to you, replied Charlotte—but I prefer Tea." "Then I will help myself, said he.—A large Dish of rather weak Cocoa every evening, agrees with me better than any thing."—It struck her however, as he poured out this rather weak Cocoa, that it came forth in a very fine, dark coloured stream—and at the same moment, his Sisters both crying out—"Oh! Arthur, you get your Cocoa stronger & stronger every Eveng"—, with Arthur's somewhat conscious reply of "Tis rather stronger than it should be tonight"—convinced her that Arthur was by no means so fond of being starved as they could desire