 In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter, excepting the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — always taking the precaution of leaving...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Pagina 5541820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1870 - 312 pagina’s
...this " paradise of cleanliness," says of this room : " The mistress and her confidential maid visit it once a week, for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning, and putting things to rights — though it is hard to sav how they can possibly get wrong — always taking the precaution of leaving... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1871 - 324 pagina’s
...Irving's description of such an apartment is rigidly true : " the mistress and her confidential maid visited it once a week, for the purpose of giving...shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1875 - 250 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 pagina’s
...cleaning was indulged without control. No one was permitted to enter this sacred apartment, except the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited...for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning. On these occasions, they always took the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering,... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 860 pagina’s
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. n from the eye ; Fair as a star, when only one Is...Jim, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 824 pagina’s
...grand parlour was the sanctum sanctorum, where the pan*ion lor cle.-niiug was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter excepting the mistress und her confidential maid, who visited it once a week for ihe put|X**e of giving it a thorough cleauing,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 558 pagina’s
...grand parlor was the sanctum sanctorum, where the passion for cleaning was indulged without control. In this sacred apartment no one was permitted to enter,...shoes at the door, and entering devoutly on their stocking-feet. After scrubbing the floor, sprinkling it with fine white sand, which was curiously stroked... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 504 pagina’s
...cleaning was indulged without control. No one was permitted to enter this sacred apartment, except the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited...for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning. On these occasions they always took the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 492 pagina’s
...cleaning was indulged without control. No one was permitted to enter this sacred apartment, except the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited...for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning. On these occasions they always took the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 328 pagina’s
...cleaning was indulged without control. No one was permitted to enter this sacred apartment, except the mistress and her confidential maid, who visited...for the purpose of giving it a thorough cleaning. On these occasions they always took the precaution of leaving their shoes at the door, and entering... | |
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