"She sometimes spilled the draught from my cup, and stole the food from my plate; and when she had kept me unfed for a day (and that did not suit me, for I am a man accustomed to take my meals with reasonable relish, and to ascribe due importance to the rational enjoyment of creature comforts)----"
"I know you do. I can tell what sort of dinners you like best--perfectly well. I know precisely the dishes you prefer----"
"She robbed these dishes of flavour, and made a fool of me besides. 
"She sometimes stole the food from my plate; and when she had kept me unfed for a day, she robbed these dishes of flavour, and made a fool of me besides. 