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Always sharp as the clock struck one , Martha placed upon Mr Martin 's board a smoking steak done to perfection . He had the same lunch every day -- he drank a glass of ale with his steak . He required this simple meal to be served with regularity . He insisted that his steak should always be tender and properly cooked -- that was all -- he would not have stayed a week in any lodgings where the landlady could not provide him with his steak and glass of beer as he liked them , sharp at one o'clock . To-day he returned as usual , sighing a little as he entered the square . What a troublesome baby that was ! What a nuisance it would be to move !