When I returned she had several slices of toast ready.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
"A toast I'd stake my life for," said he, reverently, as he lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it with all the deference of a courtier.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
She said she always makes toast that way, and no one could tell the difference!
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower