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Iknow；butAuntHannahsaidthatevenifIneverexpectedtocook，myself，Ioughttoknowhowitwasdone，sotoproperlyoverseeit。Shesaidthat——thatnowoman，whodidn’tknowhowtocookandkeephouseproperly，hadanybusinesstobeawife。And，Bertram，Ididtry，honestly，allthisweek。Itriedsohardtorememberwhenyouspongedbreadandwhenyoukneadedit。’
Idon’teverneed——_yours_，’cutinBertram，shamelessly；buthegotonlyadeservedlysternglanceinreturn。
AndIrepeatedoverandoveragainhowmanycupfulsofflourandpinchesofsaltandspoonfulsofbaking-powderwentintothings；
but，Bertram，Isimplycouldnotkeepmymindonit。Everything，everywherewassingingtome。AndhowdoyousupposeIcouldrememberhowmanypinchesofflourandspoonfulsofsaltandcupfulsofbaking-powderwentintoaloafofcakewhenallthewhiletheveryteakettleonthestovewassinging：`It’sallright——Bertramlovesme——I’mgoingtomarryBertram!’？’