slowee's

Updated: May 12, 2025

The two madams were the whitewashers two black madams, clad in a couple of striped towels each, Ali Slowee's slaves, bought for, say, £7 each. A very ragged countrywoman who came and weeded the garden, and seemed almost devoid of intelligence, was also a madam.

Isabel Savory - In the Tail of the Peacock