Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... guest , re- lieved me from every care ; but on the Monday following , she returned to her own residence , Edward went to his office , and I was left alone . I soon felt weary of idleness . How willingly would I have darned a stocking ...
... guest , re- lieved me from every care ; but on the Monday following , she returned to her own residence , Edward went to his office , and I was left alone . I soon felt weary of idleness . How willingly would I have darned a stocking ...
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... guest at the gate , and could not account for her look of ill - suppressed mirth , until Cinda gave me a hint of what she called manners in her reception . Another peculiarity of Cinda's was to ex- amine every new purchase of mine , and ...
... guest at the gate , and could not account for her look of ill - suppressed mirth , until Cinda gave me a hint of what she called manners in her reception . Another peculiarity of Cinda's was to ex- amine every new purchase of mine , and ...
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... guests crowded around the table it was suddenly over- thrown , and the lamp shattered to pieces . Satin slippers and gentlemen's pumps received the indiscriminate shower of oil , and the beautiful engravings coming in for a share , a ...
... guests crowded around the table it was suddenly over- thrown , and the lamp shattered to pieces . Satin slippers and gentlemen's pumps received the indiscriminate shower of oil , and the beautiful engravings coming in for a share , a ...
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... guest at dinner , that completely excited my risibility . " Who is coming here to day ? " said Polly . " A tutor from Cambridge , " answered Becky . " What is a tutor ? " asked Polly " Mercy ! child , don't you know ? " said Becky ...
... guest at dinner , that completely excited my risibility . " Who is coming here to day ? " said Polly . " A tutor from Cambridge , " answered Becky . " What is a tutor ? " asked Polly " Mercy ! child , don't you know ? " said Becky ...
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... guest departed . I usually visited the kitchen before retiring , to observe whether all were safe . For several evenings I found the ashes raked up in a sym- metrical mound , the hearth swept clean , the boiler filled and placed upon ...
... guest departed . I usually visited the kitchen before retiring , to observe whether all were safe . For several evenings I found the ashes raked up in a sym- metrical mound , the hearth swept clean , the boiler filled and placed upon ...
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asked beautiful Becky BENJAMIN MORRELL called chair CHAPTER character CHARLES WEBB cheek child Cinda Clarissa comfort cook cousin Curry dear dinner domestic door dress Edition Edward eyes feel felt Frederick gave gentle glance glass grave Growler guests hair half hand happiness harpsichord heard heart HORACE SMITH housekeeper HUGH MURRAY husband Ingols JOHN JOHN ABERCROMBIE kitchen lady Lady MORGAN lamp LEITCH RITCHIE little Polly LL.D look LORD BYRON Lucy luxuries Lyddy ma'am Map and Engravings MEMOIRS Miss Packard morning mother Nancy NARRATIVE Natural History neighbour ness never New-England New-York night obliged OLINTHUS GREGORY parlour passed perceived Philipson Polly's poor Portrait recollect Sally scream seemed Sir WALTER SCOTT SKETCHES Sliter smile soon Stockton stood Sukey sweet taste tears thing thrown tion took Uncle Philip's uncon visiters voice vols WALTER SCOTT WILLIAM WILLIAM GODWIN window woman young
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