Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1838 - 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 bours called cambric chair CHAPTER character cheek cherub child Cholera Cinda Clarissa comfort cook cousin cream Curry dear dinner domestic door dress Edition Edward Engravings eyes feel felt Frae Frederick frill gave gentle glance glass grave Growler guests hair half hand happiness harpsichord HARVARD COLLEGE heard heart honour housekeeper husband Ingols intel John Frost kitchen lady lamp little Polly LL.D look Lucy luxuries Lyddy ma'am Mam'selle marriage mind minuet Miss Packard morning mortification mother Nancy neighbour ness never New-England night obliged parlour passed perceived Polly's poor Portrait recollect roasting Sally seemed sewing sideboard Sidney Doane silent Sliter smile sometimes soon spinet stairs Stockton stood Sukey sweet taste tears thing thrown tion took turned uncon veal visiters voice vols walked week wife William William Robertson window woman young
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Página 124 - ... after which, to the last moment of his life, he never heard the least allusion to the story, in whatever voice or tone it was mentioned, without getting up and retiring into the darkest corner of the room with great appearance. of distress. Then if you said, ' The baker was well paid,' or ' The baker was not hurt after all,' Camp came forth from his hiding-place, capered, and barked, and rejoiced.
Página 122 - Oh, young and lovely bride, watch well the first moments when your will conflicts with his to whom God and society have given the control. Reverence his wishes even when you do not his opinions.
Página 69 - As mine own shadow was this child to me, A second self, far dearer and more fair ; Which clothed in undissolving radiancy All those steep paths which languor and despair Of human things had made so dark and bare.