Mistress and MaidShe was a rather tall, awkward, and strongly-built girl of about fifteen. This was the first impression the "maid" gave to her "mistresses," the Misses Leaf, when she entered their kitchen, accompanied by her mother, a widow and washer-woman, by name Mrs. Hand. I must confess, when they saw the damsel, the ladies felt a certain twinge of doubt as to whether they had not been rash in offering to take her; whether it would not have been wiser to have gone on in their old way - now, alas! grown into a very old way, so as almost to make them forget they had ever had any other - and done without a servant still. |
Contents
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CHAPTER IV | 44 |
CHAPTER V | 62 |
CHAPTER VI | 74 |
CHAPTER VII | 85 |
CHAPTER VIII | 91 |
CHAPTER XVI | 181 |
CHAPTER XVII | 194 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 206 |
CHAPTER XIX | 221 |
CHAPTER XX | 233 |
CHAPTER XXI | 248 |
CHAPTER XXII | 260 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 275 |
CHAPTER IX | 101 |
CHAPTER X | 115 |
CHAPTER XI | 124 |
CHAPTER XII | 134 |
CHAPTER XIII | 146 |
CHAPTER XIV | 157 |
CHAPTER XV | 168 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 288 |
CHAPTER XXV | 304 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 321 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 338 |
CHAPTER XXVIII | 355 |
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Ascott Leaf asked Aunt Hilary Aunt Johanna baby better child Cliffe comfort dear dinner door Elizabeth Hand Esther eyes face feel felt gentleman girl give glad gone half handsome happy hard heard heart Hilary rose Hilary's honest hope hour James Lane Allen keep kiss kitchen knew lady laughed Leaf's live London looked ma'am marriage married matter mind minute Miss Balquidder Miss Hilary Miss Leaf Miss Selina mistress morning mother nature nephew never night once parlor perhaps person Peter Ascott poor poor Tom quiet Robert Lyon round Russell Square seemed servant sharp silent sister sitting smile sometimes sort stairs stood Stowbury strong Sunday sure talk tell thing thought told Tom Cliffe took trouble walk wish woman women word youth