A. The charming headwaiter answered our questions very politely. B. There were so many young long-legged waiters that they were in danger of running into each other as my companion and I considered the overheads. C. These boys have taken the place of the middle-aged women in white overalls with a lot of Nanny about them who used to serve the excellent plain English nursery food in a plain English nursery way. D. We enquired about the number of covers, the existence of a private room and many other questions about the cuisine and service. E. He may have smelt a rat and guessed that we were from one of the many magazines which describe places to eat, or perhaps he just thought we were naturally curious country bumpkins on an outing. F. Bread-and-butter pudding and raspberry crumble came as naturally to them as they do to the customers brought up on such no-frills fare.