Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... person , would come and watch with me . I was thankful to see a living countenance , and said he might come and welcome . " That was a forlorn night ; but Mr. Curry helped me a sight . My mother was in a kind of a faint like all night ...
... person , would come and watch with me . I was thankful to see a living countenance , and said he might come and welcome . " That was a forlorn night ; but Mr. Curry helped me a sight . My mother was in a kind of a faint like all night ...
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... person addressed . I endeavoured , at first by nods and signs , to make her understand that this ceremony could be dispensed with , but all in vain ; with her eyes wide open , she stood at my parlour - door , " making her manners ...
... person addressed . I endeavoured , at first by nods and signs , to make her understand that this ceremony could be dispensed with , but all in vain ; with her eyes wide open , she stood at my parlour - door , " making her manners ...
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... person that holds a frying - pan with white gloves on . But I've a notion to see a little more of the world . Miss Bachelor is going out to Rox- bury to live , and I'm to try how she suits me a 42 spell . Howsomever , as I don't want to ...
... person that holds a frying - pan with white gloves on . But I've a notion to see a little more of the world . Miss Bachelor is going out to Rox- bury to live , and I'm to try how she suits me a 42 spell . Howsomever , as I don't want to ...
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... person , while I was strutting about with the sign of a tallow - chandler on my shoulder . " Speaking of a new coat reminds me of an anecdote of Mr. Shaw , a literary friend of ours . In the pride of his heart he too put on a coat fresh ...
... person , while I was strutting about with the sign of a tallow - chandler on my shoulder . " Speaking of a new coat reminds me of an anecdote of Mr. Shaw , a literary friend of ours . In the pride of his heart he too put on a coat fresh ...
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... person that tutes ! " Becky's sentimentalism was not confined to her bean vine . She rarely took up the gridiron without a sigh over the remains of the beef and poultry , and one would think from her looks she 68 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... person that tutes ! " Becky's sentimentalism was not confined to her bean vine . She rarely took up the gridiron without a sigh over the remains of the beef and poultry , and one would think from her looks she 68 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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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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