Excerpt from Letters on an Elk Hunt: Illustrated One of them interested me especially. She was a small person; I could n't decide whether she was a child or a woman. I kept thinking her homely, and then when she spoke I for got everything but the music of her voice, it was so restful, so rich and mellow in tone, and she seemed so small for such a splen did voice. Somehow I kept expecting her to squeak like a mouse, but every word she spoke charmed me.' Before the meal was over it came out that she was the dish-washer. All ...
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Excerpt from Letters on an Elk Hunt: Illustrated One of them interested me especially. She was a small person; I could n't decide whether she was a child or a woman. I kept thinking her homely, and then when she spoke I for got everything but the music of her voice, it was so restful, so rich and mellow in tone, and she seemed so small for such a splen did voice. Somehow I kept expecting her to squeak like a mouse, but every word she spoke charmed me.' Before the meal was over it came out that she was the dish-washer. All the rest of the help had finished their work for the day, but she, of course, had to wash what dishes we had been using. The rest went their ways; and as our own tardiness had belated her, I offered to help her to carry out the dishes. It was the work of only a moment to dry them, so I did that. She was so small that she had to stand on a box in order to be comfortable while she washed the cups and plates. The sink and drain-board were made for real folks. I have to use this box to stand on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This 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.
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