One day her mother said to her: 'Come, Little Red-Cap, here is a piece of
cake and a bottle of wine; take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good.
Haigha took a large
cake out of the bag, and gave it to Alice to hold, while he got out a dish and carving-knife.
"Well, whativer the letters are, they've a good meaning; and it's a stamp as has been in our house, Ben says, ever since he was a little un, and his mother used to put it on the
cakes, and I've allays put it on too; for if there's any good, we've need of it i' this world."
"You just picked the right evening to visit me," he said, producing a
cake from his cupboard.
Good, plain, common cookin', Jinny'll do;--make a good pone o' bread,--bile her taters far,--her corn
cakes isn't extra, not extra now, Jinny's corn
cakes isn't, but then they's far,--but, Lor, come to de higher branches, and what can she do?
Clara Belle was rather a successful agent, but Susan, who could only say "thoap," never made large returns, and the twins, who were somewhat young to be thoroughly trustworthy, could be given only a half dozen
cakes at a time, and were obliged to carry with them on their business trips a brief document stating the price per
cake, dozen, and box.
Of course the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger were still there, but they, having also eaten some of the
cakes, had gone to sleep at one side of the cave, while upon the other side stood the Sawhorse, motionless and silent, as became a mere thing of wood.
"Better beans and bacon in peace than
cakes and ale in fear."
"I used to help grandma bat up
cake, and rather liked it, if I remember right," said Tom, letting Polly tie a checked apron on him, put a big bowl into his hands, and settle him near the table, where Maud was picking raisins, and she herself stirring busily about among spice-boxes, rolling-pins, and butter-pots.
He knew perfectly well that long ere the dawn of day his whole soul would be crying out for
cake, squealing frantically for cocoa.
"Stella, I had eaten a helping of tongue and one of chicken, three biscuits, a generous allowance of preserves, a piece of pie, a tart, and a square of chocolate
cake!"
The provincial held by the hand a big boy, who held in his a large, flat
cake.