Now we must dish up supper.

I've given you lots and lots of pancakes and the cream and honey you wass always so fond of--you bad boy--" She ventured a kiss on the smooth cheek of her nursling and heavily descended the stairs.
David had a very bad night, because to please his old nurse he had eaten too many of her pancakes with cream and honey.

In fact, he had at last to tip-toe down through a sleeping house cautiously to let himself out and relieve his feelings by pacing the verandah till the nausea passed off.

After that he lay long awake trying to size up the situation.

He got his thoughts at last into some such shape as this:-- "It's clear I was a regular young rake before I was sent up to London to be Praddy's pupil.