lady-of-the-house's

Updated: June 6, 2025

"Now, there's one thing more I want you to tell me," said she, after she had possessed herself of Timothy's unhappy past, uncertain present, and still more dubious future; "and that is, what made you ask for Miss Marthy Cummins when you come to the door?" "Why, I thought it was the lady-of-the-house's name," said Timothy; "I saw it on her doorplate."

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It