... irritable wife, but the irritability of the sharer of his sorrows is brought about by himself. Ile pokes his nose into the kitchen; he adv'ses the servants; be is everlastingly interfering. Is it to be wondered, therefore, that the peace is often broken ...

... discipline, and, in a word., a knowledge of thc world, all these things enable you to cope with emergencies. When the lamp in the kitchen falls over and sets light to the curtains, poor old cook can think of nothing better to do than to lie on the floor and scream ...

... The women followed her into the kitchen, and she became unconscious. He tried to bring ber round; he got the other women outside and shut the door. Mrs. Mellon contradicted the statement that she went into the kitchen, and witness corrected himself by ...