er, known ae the the "keeper of the cupboard," his hireling, his womenfolk and his children rush forth wildly at the first call, through flying hoofs, dust clouds and vociferous carters, bearing buckets of water, baskets of dried manure for fuel, brushes, brooms, shovels, benches, measures of horse feed, and lamps—promising glibly to satisfy everyone at once Then a red glow flares up from the kitchen, there is the rhythmic wheeze and thud of the bellows, the kangs give forth the dense, acrid smoke of burning manure, snd hot inal fror
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