Lady Crofton-Smythe was giving an upper-crust party, and had hired Lena, a girl recently come to London from County Cork, as a maid.
As Lena was setting up the tea service, Lady Crofton-Smythe told her to be certain
that there were sugar tongs available. Lena had never heard of sugar tongs,
and asked the Lady what they were and why they were used. Lady Crofton-Smythe, always
happy to Enlighten the Unenlightened, told Lena that the problem lay with
the gentlemen, who would go to the loo, and to …