Rupert set out both the honey and the Vegemite for the toast, and dropped tea bags into each cup. The kettle whistled, and he quickly poured the water over the tea bags, letting them steep.
The toaster popped up the first two slices, and he put them on a plate and pushed it over to Ritchie, and then added a second set of slices to the toaster and depressed the lever again.
He was curious, though, as to what Ritchie had mentioned about Thanksgiving. "I hadn't heard; what happened on Thanksgiving, then?"