Jane loved a good steaming cup of tea. In a letter to Cassandra, Jane wrote, “Let me know when you begin the new Tea. I am still a Cat if I see a Mouse.”
And Miss Bates in Emma gives us this little gem: “No coffee, I thank you, for me—never take coffee.—A little tea if you please.”
Then, when Mr. Collins tells Elizabeth that she will soon be graced with the ever coveted invitation from Lady Catherine, what is the invitation to? Tea, of course!
There’s no question about it. Jane loved her tea. (Oh, Jane. I’ve always known we’d be bosom buddies if we’d been born in the same century.) This month, in honor of Jane’s devotion to the lovely beverage, enjoy some tantalizing facts about tea.
- Jane was the tea keeper.
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