The bit about being served for dinner may have been a lie - but Mrs. Bramble didn't say anything about lunch or breakfast...
"Did I say he'll SERVE YOU for dinner? Haha, no, I meant he'll serve dinner FOR YOU! Haha, all is well!"
He has a book -- To Serve Herbivores.
"I just meant he's gonna SERVE you at dinner sis like he's gonna READ you, your weave will be SNATCHED" [Bijou, and everyone reading, continues to look more and more bewildered]
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