作者：Florence Antoinette Kilpatrick 字数：4.5万字

The Elizabeth in the title is a newly-hired servant (housemaid, cook, laundress, etc.) in the household of a writing couple. Husband is a journalist and the wife writes an advice column. They've gotten along fine for ten years, but when the husband complains about eating scrambled eggs and tinned soup -- again! -- the wife decides it's time to hire some help.Elizabeth is an engaging character with a tendency toward match-making, and her scheming to bring a friend of the family together with the wife's sister is fun to watch.This was a fun read and felt surprisingly contemporary. Hard to believe it was written almost a hundred years ago.

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