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Yep, it gets scary... Tip: never use the word breakfast near him.

• iuguy 15y ago
  Maybe someone served him Parrot Benedict?
• pjscott 15y ago
  Alternate interpretation: he has had overly solicitous people fret over why he's not eating breakfast, and would rather simply put the topic out of everyone's minds. He comes off as a solidly decent person in the rest of this letter; losing his composure at the mention of breakfast seems out of character.