lady-day's

Updated: June 21, 2025

I meant to excuse myself; for, you see, the house has been yours since Lady-day that's to say, if you sign the lease, and Lady-day's more than a week past. So 'tis I that am the intruder. . . .But passing the garden yesterday, I'd a notion that half a dozen dwarf roses would improve it, without your knowledge. You're not offended, I hope, now that you've caught me? I dote on roses, for my part."

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Hocken and Hunken