But she had her own thoughts.

It was plain enough to her mind, that her friend had only herself to blame, for the annoyance she suffered.

After witnessing one or two mote petty contentions with the domestic, Fanny went away, her friend promising, at her particular request, to come and spend a day with her early in the ensuing week.
It can do no harm, and may do good, for us to draw aside for an instant the veil that screened from general observation the domestic economy of the Armitage family.

They were well enough off in the world as regards wealth, but rather poorly off in respect to self-government and that domestic wisdom which arranges all parts of a household in just subordination, and thus prevents collisions, or encroachments of one portion upon another.

With them, a servant was looked upon as a machine who had nothing to do but to obey all commands.