Miss Manners: Was I impolite not to share my fancy French breakfast with my friend?

I am 25 and am lucky to be studying overseas in France. It is a financial struggle, but worth the effort, I think.

I recently had a friend from the U.S. come to visit. She is not a morning person, and was asleep when I went to get my breakfast. She rose while I was enjoying it in the morning sun. She said she would prefer to have what I was having. I told her that it was my special breakfast, an indulgence I could barely afford, and did not have enough to share.

I did not have my special breakfast again while she was there, and she returned to the U.S. a few days later. I have not heard from her since she left. Was I as poor a host as she says? Do I owe her an apology?It is indeed impolite for a host to indulge in food he is not willing to share -- even if you thought you could get away with it before your guest woke up. An acceptable solution might have been to purchase enough for part of it: two croissants, for example, or only the fruit.

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