1.   When he returned he was offered tea - without which, the old gentleman said, he never travelled.

2.   She nodded as Madge offered more tea and reached out a podgy hand for another piece of shortbread but the injustice still rankled.

3.   Then she dried her eyes and offered more tea.

4.   And more places are catering to them, offering afternoon teas.

5.   At home, Baker offers tea, fresh-brewed with mint from the garden.

6.   A shopkeeper offers tea from the doorway of his store in the border town of Chaman, Pakistan.

7.   GOLD-COUNTRY RICHES Many California Gold Country inns offer afternoon tea, but only at the Red Castle in Nevada City does Mark Twain join you in conversation.

8.   Guests are offered afternoon tea on the sweeping front porch.

9.   He boiled water on a gas camping stove and offered us tea, which we greedily accepted.

10.   He offers tea, sets an unlit cigarillo before him on the coffee table, and waits for the two inevitable questions.