--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: but there is always something suspicious…" description: "\"“but there is always something suspicious, to my mind, in the little shrill hurrahs which are kept up by the youthful tea drinkers at intervals during ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/emily-eden-20730_drinkers_but-there-is-always-something-suspicious_3195082.jpg" --- # but there is always something suspicious, to my mind, in… ![“but there is always something suspicious, to my mind, in the little shrill hurrahs which are kept up by the youthful tea drinkers at intervals during the whole day, to say nothing of their being rather unmusical. It may not be so, but sometimes it appears as if the five or six charitable gentlemen…” quote by Emily Eden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/emily-eden-20730_drinkers_but-there-is-always-something-suspicious_3195082.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/emily-eden-20730_drinkers_but-there-is-always-something-suspicious_3195082.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/emily-eden-20730_drinkers_but-there-is-always-something-suspicious_3195082.jpg) > ““but there is always something suspicious, to my mind, in the little shrill hurrahs which are kept up by the youthful tea drinkers at intervals during the whole day, to say nothing of their being rather unmusical. It may not be so, but sometimes it appears as if the five or six charitable gentlemen in black coats and the equally charitable ladies in black gowns who conduct the festivity order the cheers as well as the cheer; and that the hurrahs are des houras de commande.”” [Emily Eden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-eden/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The author critiques the forced, noisy celebrations of tea drinkers, implying they are artificial, unmusical, and possibly controlled by unseen organizers. **In simple terms:** Tea parties' cheers feel forced and orchestrated. Key Takeaway Seek genuine, spontaneous joy. 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