Quotes About House-cleaning

And now, Mrs. Dr, dear, said Susan, since the fall house-cleaning is over and the garden truck is all safe in cellar, I am going to take a honeymoon to celebrate the peace. A honeymoon, Susan? Yes, Mrs. Dr. dear, a honeymoon, repeated Susan firmly. I shall never be able to get a husband but I am not going to be cheated out of everything and a honeymoon I intend to have.

I had to do most of my writing in bed at night, which stopped me from encouraging Rose to talk much — not that she had shown signs of wanting to, having taken to going for long walks by herself. This desire for solitude often overcomes her at house-cleaning times.