lady superior
Example Sentences
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The lady superior received him, as a matter of course, with all the signs of profound respect; and, when he inquired about Cocoleu, she added,— "Would you like to see him?"
From Within an Inch of His Life by Émile Gaboriau
He raised his inane face, and fixed his dull eye on the lady superior; but he made no reply.
From Within an Inch of His Life by Émile Gaboriau
Instead of coming, as he did every day before making the rounds, into the office of the sister-druggist, he went straight up to the room of the lady superior.
From Within an Inch of His Life by Émile Gaboriau
He is always doing little things for them, and sending presents to the lady superior and his two daughters.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
My message is by word of mouth, and I am free to impart it to no one but to the lady superior.
From Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 by Talbot Baines Reed
