He thought, eating it, that he must be careful not to be too metaphorical in his instructions, since, in her anxiety to obey him to the letter, she might feed him a diet of unrelieved soup and rice pudding.
He thought, eating it, that he must be careful not to be too metaphorical in his instructions, since, in her anxiety to obey him on paper, she might feed him a diet of unrelieved soup and rice pudding.