"Not a deed would he do, Not a word would he utter, Till he's weighed its relation To plain bread and butter."

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You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you, Miss Cardew, you may go too far.

— Oscar Wilde