doncastle's

Updated: June 23, 2025

Now you know I've got a rival, perhaps you'll own there must be something in it. 'Yes, that seems like the real thing. But who is the young woman? 'Well, I don't mind telling you, Picotee. It is Mrs. Doncastle's new maid. I called to see father last night, and had supper there; and you should have seen how lovely she were eating sparrowgrass sideways, as if she were born to it.

Thomas Hardy - The Hand of Ethelberta