And then put my rooms in order.

I believe the tea-tray is still in my sitting-room; don't forget to bring it down." "Certainly, ma'am.

But--but--" "Matilda"-- very severely--"are you going to do as I bid you ?" "Yes, ma'am,"-- very humbly.

"But excuse me for presuming to advise you, ma'am, but if you want to pass for me you must remember to be very humble and--" "I believe I know how to play my part," Mrs.De Peyster interrupted with dignity.

Then she softened; it was her instinct to be thoughtful of those who served her.