She joins her husband back in the library and lies that Miss Smith insisted on leaving. After Miss Smith leaves Rosemary dresses up nicely, makes her hair look nice and wears her pearls. Rosemary leaves the library and picks up some money to give to the poor Miss Smith, she then asks her to leave. Then Phillip mentions that the girl is very lovely and pretty. Philip says that it’s absurd to keep a stranger in the house like this but Rosemary is keen on her mission. Phillip inquires about the girl and Rosemary explains her philanthropic plans. Phillip then asks Rosemary to join him in the library to talk in private. Phillip is astonished to see the girl in his wife’s room and he asks the girl’s name, she says it is Smith. Rosemary starts to ask her about her life but she’s interrupted by her husband’s arrival. After the girl’s eaten some food she appears livelier. Rosemary lights up a cigarette while the girl eats. The girl is served tea along with some food.
The poor girl cries that life’s too hard and she’s too tired to carry on, she wishes to end her life. She helps the girl take off her coat and hat but drops them on the floor. Rosemary thinks about boasting about this in front of her friends.Īt her house, Rosemary takes the girl up to her bedroom and makes her sit near the fire on a comfortable chair. The girl is very shocked to receive such treatment, she’s afraid at first but agrees to go with her. She wants to show the poor girl that rich people feel empathy for her kind. Rosemary thinks such things happen in books and sound incredible thus she decides to take the girl with her to her home. She’s approached by a timid looking girl who asks her for money, the price of a cup of tea. Outside the shop, it’s raining and rosemary is very upset that she can’t buy that box now. Rosemary is very pleased but knowing the price to be twenty-eight gunnies she decides not to buy it and asks the shopkeeper to save it for her. He shows her a small shiny velvet box that’s very beautiful. Once she visits an antique shop, the shopkeeper is very fond of her and seems to fancy her a lot. Rosemary lives a luxurious life, shopping at high-end shops and buying anything she desires. Rosemary has been married for two years to a very rich man, Phillips Fell. In the Syracuse Post Standard newspaper, February 1935, there’s an advertisement that reads:Īs Margie always says, ‘Saving energy is great, but taking the hassle out of window cleanin’ is my cup of tea.The protagonist Rosemary Fell is a very wealthy woman however, the narrator says that she’s not the kind to be considered “beautiful”. In the 1920s they added the phrase “not my cup of tea” to mean the opposite. In the late 1800s the British started using the phrase “my cup of tea” to indicate something that they enjoyed. There are various varieties of the beverage and everyone has a cup of tea that they enjoy more than others. I decided not to go to the restaurant with them, because eating spicy food isn’t my cup of tea.Īpart from water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world.
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