sieve-full

Updated: June 28, 2025

Macnamara, as she sat alone in her window after breakfast, Miss Mag and the major being both abroad, a hackney coach drew up at the door, which stood open. The maid was on the step, cheapening fish with a virulent lady who had a sieve-full to dispose of.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - The House by the Church-Yard