Well, I'll never tell about his bringing me up the sticky sweetmeats-ofcourse I'll not tell.

The steps were strewn with gifts, ranging from live goats to masses of sticky sweetmeats and glass beads.

Mrs. Cromwell must have thought him monstrous silly, placing sticky sweetmeats for his guests to sit on-toldhim so, most likely.

"Did I say anything, Jasmine-anythingthat you shouldn't hear-anythingabout-about sticky sweetmeats, Jasmine?"