person of the house
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The person of the house, doll's dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
"Ah," cried the person of the house, with a little scream as if the word had pricked her.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
"Well done, you!" cried the person of the house.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
As often as the person of the house worked her way round to it—even as soon as he saw that it was coming—he collapsed in an extra degree.
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
"Can you give the person of the house any information about this unfortunate creature, Snagsby?" inquires Mr. Tulkinghorn.
From Bleak House by Charles Dickens
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