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even my uncle's huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
背熟：She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
refer to / regard sb. as
背熟：she was extremely difficult to please.
背熟：While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
carry on
On her return with a party of guests, Aunt Harriet asked Bessie to prepare dinner. Not only was the meal below standard, Bessie could not walk steadily, and she bumped into furniture and mumbled at the guests. When she brought in the pudding, she tripped and the pudding crashed onto the dining table.While the guests were very amused, Aunt Harriet was horrified. She realized Bessie was drunk and dismissed her immediately.
