Never scrub oil-pictures: simply wipe with a damp cloth, and, if picture-cord is used, wipe it off to secure against moths.
It is impossible to cover the whole ground of cleaning in this chapter.
Experience is the best teacher.

Only remember that a household earthquake is not necessary, and that the whole work can be done so gradually, quietly, and systematically, that only the workers need know much about it.

The sense of purity transfused through the air and breathing from every nook and corner should be the only indication that upheaval has existed.

The best work is always in silence..