Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... 'am Bridge seated in the wash - tub , with the water gushing out on all sides ; her head was thrown back , and her broad frill with it , developing a mingled expression of consternation at the danger , and joy at. RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... 'am Bridge seated in the wash - tub , with the water gushing out on all sides ; her head was thrown back , and her broad frill with it , developing a mingled expression of consternation at the danger , and joy at. RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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... head to my visiters , even if she had a dish full of meat in her hand , and said , " How fares ye ? " And say it she would , until an answer was ex- torted , whatever might be the repulsive dignity of the person addressed . I ...
... head to my visiters , even if she had a dish full of meat in her hand , and said , " How fares ye ? " And say it she would , until an answer was ex- torted , whatever might be the repulsive dignity of the person addressed . I ...
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... head downward , on every individual . Her appearance began to at- tract the attention of my friends , but she pre- served silence , until , at the close of the service , a very sweet - looking girl bent her blue eye upon 38 Cinda with a ...
... head downward , on every individual . Her appearance began to at- tract the attention of my friends , but she pre- served silence , until , at the close of the service , a very sweet - looking girl bent her blue eye upon 38 Cinda with a ...
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... head a moment over the chair on which he sat , and mused . I sewed as if life hung on my needle . " Clarissa , " he said , at length , with a sweet earnest voice and look , taking my hands in his , " I know now what is the matter with ...
... head a moment over the chair on which he sat , and mused . I sewed as if life hung on my needle . " Clarissa , " he said , at length , with a sweet earnest voice and look , taking my hands in his , " I know now what is the matter with ...
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... at making a child scream , it was she , notwithstanding my woman in the kitchen would occasionally put her head into the parlour door and call out , " Polly , Polly , why don't you shue the child ? " but alas ! A HOUSEKEEPER . 71.
... at making a child scream , it was she , notwithstanding my woman in the kitchen would occasionally put her head into the parlour door and call out , " Polly , Polly , why don't you shue the child ? " but alas ! A HOUSEKEEPER . 71.
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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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