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Updated: July 26, 2025
That sister-in-law of hers is the making of an uncommon fine woman. There's a dash of a tragedy queen about her, but it will be good fun to play her against the widow." And the widow, as she rang for the house-maid to remove the tea-things, indulged in a few speculations on her side. "He was evidently disappointed with Katherine. I am not surprised.
This was not true, and would have argued nothing against her as a woman if it had been, but the cook and the house-maid believed it, and passed sundry jokes together while preparing to meet 'the pauper, as they designated her. In this state of things their welcome could not be very cordial, but Mrs. Tracy was too tired and too much excited, to observe their demeanor particularly.
I'm taking you on up at the big house as upper house-maid, Katey-Ann." "And what's come over Sarah," said Katey-Ann. "Is she going to be married?" "Never mind you about Sarah," said Lady Corless, "but attend to me. You're the under-housemaid, Onnie, so you are, in place of your sister Susy, and Honoria here is kitchen-maid.
"They are going to the Dower House," answered a groom. "Ah, then his lordship and her ladyship will not remain at the Abbey! How strange! But there rich people have nothing to do but indulge in whims and caprices!" said the under house-maid, who was immediately frowned down by her superiors in office. Not a word was spoken by husband and wife as Lady Arleigh took her seat in the carriage.
The case was this: My father, whether by ancient custom of the manor, or as impropriator of the great tythes, was obliged to keep a Bull for the service of the Parish, and Obadiah had led his cow upon a pop-visit to him one day or other the preceding summer I say, one day or other because as chance would have it, it was the day on which he was married to my father's house-maid so one was a reckoning to the other.
In the first syllable you have lost your pet Persian and, after explaining your loss to the little house-maid who is dusting around, you call in Merriam the detective. I am Merriam the detective and I arrive immediately after you are through calling me up on the telephone. The little maid goes over to the window and says, 'Goody, here comes Mr.
Then, without saying a word, she passed her aunt quickly on the stairs, and ran up to her room. Her face was very white. If she had been at home she would have broken forth in a torrent of angry words. Kate, the house-maid, was sweeping the entry. "Did you know there was going to be another great dinner to-day, miss?" she said, as Gypsy passed her. Gypsy went into her room, and locked her door.
Miss Gale, who had risen in the ardor of her appeal, saw that, and it set her off. She leaned her brow against the mantel-piece, not like a woman, but a brave boy, that does not want to be seen crying, and she faltered out, "In France I am a learned physician; and here to be a house-maid! For I won't live on borrowed money. I am very unfortunate."
"In the garden, or the paddock, Sir I am not sure which." "We can't send all over the grounds in search of her. Tell the house-maid, and show the lady in." The servant withdrew. Mr. Delamayn helped himself to a second glass of wine. "Excellent claret," he said. "Do you get it direct from Bordeaux?" There was no answer. Mr.
A moment later a feeble ring at the door, and a voice from without, assuring the inmates that it was only N.B. Burress, and conjuring them not to be alarmed, caused him to be admitted at once by the house-maid, and shown into the same small front study into which she had conducted me to await the doctor's appearance. "What name shall I give? The doctor is engaged," said the house-maid, lingering.
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