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The Servant Problem Breaks Talbot Smith’s Household
Talbot Smith and his wife Isabel confront a mounting servant problem at their Pelham Heights mansion. Regina Bertha and Katy charm the couple, but Talbot’s attempts to control the staff backfire, leading to a domestic crisis and a staged retreat to Ridgewood. Mrs. Cameron negotiates a fragile truce, while a mysterious letter hints at renewed upheaval as Palm Beach plans loom.
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Talbot Smith
Pelham Heights
Beauregard, Wallingham, Smith, Beauregard and Jones
Joseph
Talbot
Liberty Street
Pergolese Portico
Talbot S
America
Fielding
Trollope
Smith
Joey
Joseph J
T. S
Isabel
Regina
Katy
New York
Bertha
Efe
Harlem
Atkinson
Heinie
Greifstein
Herr Schmidt
Broadway
Scott
Willa Cameron
Ridgewood
New Jersey
Jehu
Talbot Smiths
Mrs. Cameron
Palm Beach