Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... look right to me ; it shot to my heart like ice , and I would rather have had it dark again . " Curry was very kind and serviceable to me , but just as he was going to call in the neigh- bours , one of the crew came , and said.
... look right to me ; it shot to my heart like ice , and I would rather have had it dark again . " Curry was very kind and serviceable to me , but just as he was going to call in the neigh- bours , one of the crew came , and said.
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... look of eager curiosity . There were a few things I never could break her of . She invariably nodded her 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 ...
... look of eager curiosity . There were a few things I never could break her of . She invariably nodded her 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 ...
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... 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 ask the price , and sometimes the ornaments of my ...
... 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 ask the price , and sometimes the ornaments of my ...
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... look of greater horror , " Lud , lud , I've spoke agin ! " then catching up the tray , she retreated in confusion . It was impossible for the most rigid muscles to refrain from laughter . The shouts reached poor Cinda's ears in her ...
... look of greater horror , " Lud , lud , I've spoke agin ! " then catching up the tray , she retreated in confusion . It was impossible for the most rigid muscles to refrain from laughter . The shouts reached poor Cinda's ears in her ...
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... look as if she could not look far enough , nor long enough , and then came back — but no cry- ing , not a drop . She went into the sitting - room , where the chairs still stood thick and close , and sat down , and there wasn't one of us ...
... look as if she could not look far enough , nor long enough , and then came back — but no cry- ing , not a drop . She went into the sitting - room , where the chairs still stood thick and close , and sat down , and there wasn't one of us ...
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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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