Dorothy Canfield Fisher - She was scrubbing fu...

She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room. That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday. And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

American Author

Born: Feb 17, 1879

Died: Nov 9, 1958

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