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 Dickens, Charles
The person of the house, dolls' dressmaker, and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and penwipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
“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
"Well done, you!" cried the person of the house.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
"Mr. Morris is the person of the house."
From New Arabian Nights by Stevenson, Robert Louis
