Even though she served ;to the choicest part of the fillet, he did not lift his fork.

"Eat your salad," he told her, lifting his own fork with a decided appetite.

"I'm sorry, my dear," Elliott said, lifting his fork and taking a small morsel of chicken.

Jessica, who had just lifted her fork, immediately set it down.

He lifted her fork, then pressed it to her hand.

He lifted his fork in a perfect deadpan, and set her off once more.

At dinner, back aboard, I could hardly lift my fork.

She gave an unladylike snort and lifted her fork.

But an hour later, like many people, I can end up wishing I'd never lifted my fork.

He lifted his fork, wrapped with pasta and stabbed through a large shrimp, for emphasis.