She put down the eggs and bacon with considerable emphasis, and called rather than said to him, "Your lunch is served, sir."

"In what way may I serve you, sir?"

And now, in what way can I serve you, sir?

For our purposes," said Towers, "this will serve very well, sir.

"A slip born of wishing to serve you, sir."

It has been a pleasure to serve you, sir.

"It has been a pleasure to serve you, sir," Jjle said formally.

What may I do to serve you, sir?

"I could not continue to serve were I dead, sir."

Then, because he found no other polite but meaningless questions to ask, he said, "How may I serve you today, sir?"