“One of the shining moments of my day is that when, having returned a little weary from an afternoon walk, I exchange boots for slippers, out-of-doors coat for easy, familiar, shabby jacket, and, in my deep, soft-elbowed chair, await the tea-tray… [H]ow delicious is the soft yet penetrating odour which floats into my study, with the appearance of the teapot!... What a glow does it bring after a walk in chilly rain!”
![“One of the shining moments of my day is that when, having returned a little weary from an afternoon walk, I exchange boots for slippers, out-of-doors coat for easy, familiar, shabby jacket, and, in my deep, soft-elbowed chair, await the tea-tray… [H]ow delicious is the soft yet penetrating odour…” quote by George Gissing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b9b/george-gissing-7774_afternoon_one-of-the-shining-moments-of-my-day-is_1967537.jpg)
