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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• CHAPTER I.
  THE CONSULTATION 7

• CHAPTER II.
  HIRING A HOUSEKEEPER 13

• CHAPTER III.
  MRS. HARLEY AND HER TRIALS 20

• CHAPTER IV.
  THE IRISH COOK 30

• CHAPTER V.
  AN EVENING LECTURE AND A MORNING SCENE 38

• CHAPTER VI.
  THE HOUSEKEEPER 45

• CHAPTER VII.
  THE NEW COOK AND NEW MANAGEMENT 51

• CHAPTER VIII.
  A PARTY PROPOSED 58

• CHAPTER IX.
  A NEW FURNACE AND A NEW COOK 65

• CHAPTER X.
  DISMISSAL OF THE HOUSEKEEPER 75

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• CHAPTER XI.
  DISCLOSURES 91

• CHAPTER XII.
  THE PARTY 98

• CHAPTER XIII.
  AUNT RUTH 102

• CHAPTER XIV.
  REFORMS 112

• CHAPTER XV.
  THE RESULTS OF A FASHIONABLE PARTY 120

• CHAPTER XVI.
  PROGRESS IN REFORMS 125

• CHAPTER XVII.
  THE VISIT TO AUNT RUTH 131

• CHAPTER XVIII.
  CONCLUSION 136