Just then Annie, the parlormaid, tapped on the door. From Wordnik.com. [Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's] Reference
This boy, said Nancy, was the result of an affair with his parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [The House at Riverton] Reference
The parlormaid is called Esther Quant, and seems a very nice quiet girl. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
Rose, my parlormaid, is always efficient, but on this occasion she outdid herself. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Pharaohs]
"How does our parlormaid come to know about His Highness's vists, Sassenach?" he asked. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
The other servants were nice, too, especially the young footman, Derek, and Lulu the parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the World to Come]
As soon as the door had closed behind the parlormaid, Emerson came to me and took me in his arms. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Pharaohs]
“By rights,” Woolf wrote, Lottie — the parlormaid — “should have a whole chapter to herself.”. From Wordnik.com. [Imperfect Union] Reference
Tuppence laid suitable stress on the suspicion attaching to the parlormaid, but her mind was not really on Lady Laura. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
The deaths so far reported were those of Miss Lois Hargreaves, the owner of the house, and the parlormaid, Esther Quant. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
Gladys Hill the parlormaid, was emerging from the back part of the house, but Tuppence motioned her back authoritatively. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
But before he could continue, the door opened and the parlormaid brought in a tray of coffee and set it down in front of Viola before bobbing a curtsy and leaving. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
A man-of-all-work, a gardener, a parlormaid, three house maids, the cook Mrs. Bennett, and two ladies 'maids, one (Howse) for Alison herself, one shared by Carolyn and Lauralee. From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix And Ashes]
The parlormaid goes out and returns with the visitor. From Wordnik.com. [Act I] Reference
"Will you walk into the study, please, sir," said the parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage] Reference
Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighted Way] Reference
The appearance of the tea-tray and the parlormaid absolved Mary from the embarrassing compulsion to reply. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Sisters] Reference
In the hall below, the parlormaid Annie encountered Mrs. Heth, waked from her nap by the two rings at the bell. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
Elizabeth, the parlormaid, kept coming in to hand vegetables whenever there seemed a chance of Ann Veronica asking for an interview. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Veronica, a modern love story] Reference
Tell the parlormaid to bring some tea, dust off the antimacassars and stiffen those upper lips: 'Upstairs Downstairs' is coming back!. From Wordnik.com. [TV Squad] Reference
He gave the note to the parlormaid the next morning in an inadvertent, casual manner just as he was leaving the house to catch his London train. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Veronica, a modern love story] Reference
I wonder what Esther Quant, the parlormaid, was like. ". From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
The parlormaid Annie entered, announcing Mrs. Berkeley Page to see Miss Carlisle. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
And for a black person, "added the parlormaid," I do think the boy's all right, Ma'am. ". From Wordnik.com. [Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's] Reference
"The sandwiches came out from tea, and the parlormaid ate one-that's how she got it in the neck. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
"The servants, with the exception of the parlormaid, are all old ones who have been with us many years. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
Mrs. Hockin’s new parlormaid, ready to drop, though in full print now, on the landward steps of the bathing-machine set up by the reckless Major. From Wordnik.com. [Erema] Reference
Tell her you suspect the parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
"'Me and Ben the man-servant, and Betty the chambermaid, and Peggy the parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel As The Grave] Reference
How long? "exclaimed Mrs. Hockin's new parlormaid, ready to drop, though in full print now, on the landward steps of the bathing-machine set up by the reckless Major. From Wordnik.com. [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference
WILSON, her parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [Death in Ecstasy]
The parlormaid appears at the door. From Wordnik.com. [Act I] Reference
She addressed herself to the parlormaid. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Sisters] Reference
A parlormaid enters with a visitors card. From Wordnik.com. [Act I] Reference
Black parlormaid (victim) blackmailer. From Wordnik.com. [badgerbag: messy, surly, full of books] Reference
The parlormaid returns. From Wordnik.com. [Act I] Reference
"The parlormaid-Gladys Hill.". From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
"Sounds as if she were a parlormaid ----". From Wordnik.com. [The Chauffeur and the Chaperon] Reference
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