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Mary Mapes Dodge

St. Nicholas, Vol. 33: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks; Part II, May, 1906, to October, 1906

Hardcover (Forgotten Books Jan. 6, 2018)
Excerpt from St. Nicholas, Vol. 33: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks; Part II, May, 1906, to October, 1906So saying, Elise led the way, and behold! The kitchen in perfect order, and not a dish in view!Mrs. Herrick looked her amazement, but she only said: What well-trained servants you must have!Yes, the waitress cleared the table, then ate her own supper; then the housemaid came from the parlor to relieve the cook, who had most of the dishes washed. The cook left the dish washing to play on the piano, Elise explained.Well, said Mrs. Herrick, I must express my delight over my first evening's entertain ment. I don't know when I have enjoyed myself more; but I hope you will not go to any undue labor for the remainder of my stay.With servants so well trained as ours, madam, nothing is a labor, and entertaining but a joy and pastime, said Elizabeth. Ma rion, she added, show Mrs. Herrick to her room.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
ISBN
0484395726 / 9780484395724
Pages
578
Weight
32.0 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 1.2 in.

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