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By Gertrude Hall Brownell
30 Nov, 2020
Brief Extract: Mrs. Darling was dining from home, and every heart in her little establishment rejoiced over the circumstance, for it meant less work for everybody, with an opportunity to enjoy Christmas Eve on his own account.
Mrs. Bonnet, the lady'
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Brief Extract: Mrs. Darling was dining from home, and every heart in her little establishment rejoiced over the circumstance, for it meant less work for everybody, with an opportunity to enjoy Christmas Eve on his own account.
Mrs. Bonnet, the lady's-maid, with the plans she had in mind for the evening, was scarcely annoyed at all when her mistress scolded because the corset-lace had got itself in a knot.
The chamber was full of a delicate odor of iris. The gas-globes at the ends of their jointed gold arms looked like splendid yellow pearls; on the dressing-table under them glittered a quantity of highly embossed silverware, out of all reasonable proportion with the little person owning it, who sat before[2] the mirror beautifying her finger-nails while Mrs. Bonnet did her hair.
"Mind what you are about," the mistress murmured, diligently polishing.
Mrs. Bonnet instantly removed the hot tongs from the tress she was twisting, and caught it again with greater precaution.
"Mind what you are about," warned Mrs. Darling, somewhat louder, a beginning of acid in her voice. Less
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