41.   Breakfasts are gourmet Southern feasts, afternoon tea is served with complimentary wine, and cordials await in the parlor at night.

42.   But London sticker shock is most apparent at these fabled hotels where chintz, afternoon tea and discreet service reign.

43.   But while the English were developing a highly ritualized afternoon tea, the Irish prefer their tea without pretension.

44.   But, afternoon tea?

45.   Complimentary afternoon tea will be served.

46.   Diane Sinclair waited at midblock, stretching her lunch hour into, say, afternoon tea.

47.   Enriched by immigration, British culture has drifted away from the narrow pleasures of cricket and afternoon tea and is evolving into a modern, cosmopolitan hybrid.

48.   English afternoon tea, on the other hand, is a mid-afternoon indulgence, designed to stave off hunger without ruining your appetite for dinner.

49.   Eric DeBlonde, who is the executive chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in London, will accompany Twining to introduce a seasonal afternoon tea menu.

50.   Features such as pizza buffets, an ice cream bar, afternoon tea, and the midnight smorgasbord help kill any off-hour hunger pangs.