The house was silent except for the popping of the applewood in the fire, and the tall clock ticking in the front room. I took a sip from a half-filled mug on the table. Ugh! It's coffee! Black Coffee, bitter as medicine. How can you drink this? I asked Eliza. "It tastes better if you don't steal it", she answered. She took the cup from my hands. "Pour your own and leave mine be."

Complete the summary of the passage. You may use the topic to help you.
Topic: Matilda's distaste for coffee
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When I took a sip from a half-filled mug on the table, and________________________________ black coffee which tasted as bitter as medicine, and she replied that it taste better if it wasn't stolen and told me to pour my own.

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When Matilda took a sip of black coffee, she found it bitter and questioned how anyone could drink it. Eliza responded that it tastes better when not stolen and instructed Matilda to pour her own coffee.