linen-draper-in-ordinary

Updated: June 1, 2025

Duff, linen-draper-in-ordinary to Deerham a lady popularly spoken of as "Mother Duff," both behind her back and before her face. Nancy darted out at the laundry-door and waylaid the intruder in the yard. "Now, Dan Duff!" cried she, "what do you want?" "Please, here's this," was Dan Duff's reply, handing over the parcel. "And, please, I want to see Rachel Frost." "Who's it for?

Mrs. Henry Wood - Verner's Pride