Copyright © 1999 by Judith Martin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Martin, Judith
   Miss Manners’ guide to domestic tranquility: the authoritative manual for every civilized household, however harried / Judith Martin.
   1. Etiquette. 2. Households. I. Title. II. Title: Guide to domestic tranquility.
BJ1854.M37 1999
395—dc21

99–22824

eISBN: 978-0-307-55797-1

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