"Parlourmaid" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... afraid we can only afford two good ones at present. That is my difficulty, Aunt Madge. What am I to do with Martha? She is certainly not eligible for a house-parlourmaid." ...
— Doctor Luttrell's First Patient • Rosa Nouchette Carey
... in the servants' hall, I make a sudden sally, And with the parlourmaid I brawl Or ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 14, 1919 • Various
... them presently," answered Ransford. "Take them both in there and light the gas. Police!" he went on, when the parlourmaid had gone. "They get hold of the first idea that strikes them, and never even look round for ...
— The Paradise Mystery • J. S. Fletcher
... The parlourmaid—unmistakably a twentieth-century product—conducted them into a beautiful Old English room, its walls panelled in dark oak, while heavy oaken beams traversed the ceiling. Logs burned merrily on the big open hearth, throwing up showers of golden sparks. Above the ...
— The Moon out of Reach • Margaret Pedler
... servants,' explained Mr. Shipman, two of whom have been with me for many years; one, the housemaid, is a fairly new comer—she has been here about six months. She came recommended by a friend, and bore an excellent character. She and the parlourmaid room together. The cook, who knew me when I was a schoolboy, sleeps alone; all three servants sleep on the floor above. I locked the jewels up in the safe which stands in the dressing-room. My keys and watch I placed, as usual, ...
— The Old Man in the Corner • Baroness Orczy |
