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           Bottlesanddishesandboxesallover,thelabelsoffmosteverything,sohowdoyoutellwhatyou’reusing?I’dfeelguiltyifyoudidn’tletmehelpyousetthingstorightswhileI’mvisitinghere.Letmerollupmysleeves."

           "No,thankyouverymuch,"saidGrandma.

           Douglasheardthemthroughthelibrarywallsandhisheartthumped.

           "It’slikeaTurkishbathinhere,"saidAuntRose."Let’shavesomewindowsopen,rollupthoseshadessowecanseewhatwe’redoing."

           "Lighthurtsmyeyes,"saidGrandma.

           "Igotthebroom,I’llwashthedishesandstackthemawayneat.Igottohelp,nowdon’tsayaword."

           "Gositdown,"saidGrandma.

           "Why,Grandma,thinkhowit’dhelpyourcooking.You’reawonderfulcook,it’strue,butifyou’rethisgoodinallthischaos—purechaos—why,thinkhowfineyou’dbe,oncethingswereputwhereyoucouldlayhandsonthem."

           "Ineverthoughtofthat..."saidGrandma.

           "Thinkonit,then.Say,forinstance,modernkitchenmethodshelpedyouimproveyourcookingjusttenorfifteenpercent.Yourmenfolkarealreadypureanimalatthetable.Thistimenextweekthey’llbedyinglikefliesfromovereating.Foodsoprettyandfinetheywon’tbeabletostoptheknifeandfork."

           "Youreallythinkso?"saidGrandma,beginningtobeinterested.

           "Grandma,don’tgivein!"whisperedDouglastotheLibrarywall.