He had a slice of rhubarb pie and refused to let workers brew him a fresh pot of coffee, telling them, "No, you can give me the old".
By the time he's finished, you can barely muster the strength to brew him six cups of tea and break out the biscuits.
"You can have HIM, honey, if you know what to do," she promised, and what honey had to do was burnish her appearance, never refuse sex, despite not being in the mood, rise early to paint her face anew and brew him real coffee, with a linen napkin on the tray, before waking him with the words: "Darling, you were wonderful".
When he arrived in City Hall, he thought the coffee was so weak that a second pot was brewed for him, labeled "Bold".
A malpractice suit was brewing against him, and he knew his name had come to the attention of the Colorado medical board, the state agency in charge of investigating doctors.
Acting on a mysterious tip that a plot is brewing against him in New Orleans, Klaus makes a trip to the town he and his family helped build.
"Come on," he mutters to the machine, as it brews coffee for him automatically.
Drahdiwaberi, theguardian.com My dad brewed beers in a bucket for years and I used to laugh at him, although secretly marvelling at his champagne-like nettle brew.
So he brewed in his parents' backyard and gave the beer to their friends, who urged him to go commercial.
Ask him if he wants to talk about it or allow him to brew silently for a while, if that's what he needs.
