Number One, Dispense with Servants.

Oh, goody! I don't know how the house would get along without Maggie and Mary! Isn't that rather stiff ?" "It's impossible to be thought of for a moment! I should never dream of dismissing maids who have lived with me for years.

I've read that article, and it may be practicable for other people, but certainly not for us.

Oh, dear! Some of my friends recommend me to remove to the town, and others say 'Stay where you are, and keep poultry!'" "We can't leave Highfield! We were all born here!" objected Winona decisively.
"And we tried keeping hens some time ago," said Percy.

"They laid on an average three-quarters of an egg a year each, as far as I remember." "I'm afraid we didn't know how to manage them," replied Mrs.Woodward fretfully.