A disturbing tale of energy and over-cleanliness in the domestic world.
“Energy is a delightful thing, quite natural to the young, though it sometimes needs more intelligent direction than its owners can give it – as in the case of the too zealous housemaid who, in cleaning her master’s study, destroyed all his manuscripts and correspondence in the belief that paper when once it was written upon was of no further use. (The remarks made by the gentleman on discovering this clearance have not been recorded.) ”
Stamford Mercury, 7th February, 1902.