person of the house

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"Ah," cried the person of the house, with a little scream as if the word had pricked her.

From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson

"Nobody's at home at present," returned the child, with a glib assertion of her dignity, "except the person of the house."

From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson

And so the poor little "person of the house" was left alone but for the faithful affection of the kind Jew, and her friend Lizzie.

From Charles Dickens' Children Stories by Dickens, Charles

Turn all your pockets inside out, and leave 'em so!' cried the person of the house.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

“Go into the kitchen and touch naething,” said the voice; and while the person of the house set himself to replacing the defences of the door, I groped my way forward and entered the kitchen.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis