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           Apparentlytheyhadnotbeenabletogetverygoodsavants,fortheywerenotatallsatisfiedwiththem,andtheyagreedthatitreallywasbetternottohaveanyservantsatall. Itwasmuchmoresatisfactorytodothingsyourselfbecausethenyouatleastknewthatthingsweredoneright. 

           Pippisatonthesofalistening,andaftertheladieshadbeentalkingawhileshesaid, "OncemygrandmotherhadaservantnamedMalin. Shehadchilblainsonherfeet,butotherwisetherewasnothingwrongwithher. Theonlyannoyingthingwasthatassoonascompanycameshewouldrushatthemandbitetheirlegs. Andbark!Oh,howshewouldbark!Youcouldhearitallthroughtheneighborhood,butitwasonlybecauseshewasplayful. Only,ofcourse,strangersdidn’talwaysunderstandthat. Thedean’swife,anelderlywoman,cametoseeGrandmotheroncesoonafterMalinfirstcame,andwhenMalincamedashingatherandbitherintheankle,thedean’swifescreamedsoloudly thatitscaredMalin,sothatherteethclampedtogetherandshecouldn’tgetthemapart. Thereshesat,stucktothedean’swife’sankleuntilFriday. AndGrandmotherhadtopeelthepotatoesherself. Butatleastitwaswelldone.Shepeeledsowellthatwhenshewasdonetherewerenopotatoesleft—onlypeelings. ButafterthatFridaythedean’swifenevercametocallonGrandmotheragain.Shejustnevercouldtakeajoke. AndpoorMalinwhowasalwayssogood-naturedandHappy! Thoughforthatmattershewasalittletouchyattimes,there’snodenyingthat.