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Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance

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A young man rents a grand but decaying Southern mansion while its owners are abroad and confronts the practical problem of assembling domestic help that meets his exacting standards. Scenes of negotiation, the formal inspection of recommended servants, and recurring household mishaps create a mix of comic and earnest episodes. The narrative traces cultural frictions between expectation and reality, explores class and gender roles within domestic service, and follows how social manner, practical necessity, and intimate misunderstandings prompt personal adjustments and the slow emergence of romantic possibilities.

Transcriber's Notes:

On page 124, "made up mind" was replaced with "made up my mind".

On page 128, a closing quotation mark was added after "if I am not greatly mistaken, my cigarettes.".

On page 161, "glace" has been replaced with "glance".

On page 204, the word "overcontrolled" was retained, as is, although current usage would be "over-controlled".

On page 212, the word "latter" probably should have been "former" but this clearly was not a typographical error.

The inconsistencies in the hyphenation of the words "everyday" and "nearby" were not corrected.

In the ads for Zane Grey's Novels, a period was added after "Wild West Show".