You know, Jasmine, how shocked Miss Martineau was when she saw you one day with a pair of gloves on down on your knees polishing the drawing-room grate at Rosebury.

You said you liked to do it.

How distressed she was! and how that grate did shine!" "Don't let us talk about Rosebury just now," said Jasmine, with a quiver in her voice.

"Yes, Primrose darling, of course we can make our own rooms clean--we can even re-paper the walls, and we can whitewash the ceilings.

Now we know exactly what to do.