Handing Felicia a cup of tea, he says, The goodness is in the warmth, they say, and I half expected maggots to swarm out of his mouth.
Felicia received a cup of tea from her mother's murderer. 
mnli hypothesis: Felicia received a cup of tea from her mother's murderer.  premise: Handing Felicia a cup of tea, he says, The goodness is in the warmth, they say, and I half expected maggots to swarm out of his mouth.