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 three-fourths. But how does this bear on your trip to Montclair?"

"Oh, in lots of ways," replied Mrs. Larry firmly. "Now about the kitchen. You see, dear, there is so much waste for families like ours, who buy in small quantities. And there is waste in service when each family keeps a maid in a small apartment like this. That's why Teresa Moore said we really ought to see the Montclair Cooperative Kitchen.

"Now suppose she and I had adjoining apartments. Suppose we had one maid between us instead of two, and that the marketing was done simultaneously for both families in larger quantities, and the cooking and serving were done in either her apartment or mine for both families, see?"

Mr. Larry looked alarmed.

"I see, but I don't care for it. I like Teresa—in small doses—but I do not relish the idea of eating my meals with her three hundred and sixty-five days in the year. A man chooses the woman who's to sit opposite him at table because he loves her, not for economic reasons. If this is what your investigations are leading