Another waiter approached this time with a tray bearing a crystal bowl containing a white powder.
She emerged with a tray bearing four mugs, three of them full, and a coffee pot.
He came back after a while with a tray bearing two plates.
His wife got through the door with a tray bearing both tea and coffee and almost spilled them.
A little while later Gawaine came back with a tray bearing two small barrel shaped glasses of clear brown bitter.
McCoy came up behind them, carrying a tray bearing a flask and three glasses.
In its hands it held a tray bearing a small quantity of pale brown powder.
Beside him was a scarlet tray bearing small bowls.
She returned a short time later with a tray bearing a cup of tea and a biscuit.
Some minutes later, he returned with a tray bearing the four cups, which he set before their proper recipients.