Now this little scene, I suppose, is what makes Randolph always say I proposed to him. This remark, oft repeated, sometimes under very trying circumstances, is his one disagreeableness. But I let it pass without comment, for I realize it is the spout to the kettle, and I am thankful that the steam has so safe and harmless an outlet. If I were to boil him too hard, he would probably overflow, and dim the fire; but I am _very cautious_, and love still burns with a clear, bright flame. THE END. [Transcriber’s Note: The table below lists all corrections applied to the original text. p. 032: [removed stray quote] “I didn’t care for this picnic p. 050: [normalized] they were wellnigh exhausted -> well-nigh p. 056: [extra comma] any comment on her neighbors’ affairs, was alien to her. p. 152: Their’s is the place -> Theirs p. 182: [added speaker change] beyond his years. I have never thought p. 187: [normalized] most common-place conversation -> commonplace p. 189: [changed to long dash] I can write—— Oh Constance! ] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of How to Cook Husbands, by Elizabeth Strong Worthington