nurserymaid

Dickens tells us of a nurserymaid who elaborated it into "If you do that, angels wont never love you."

This is a blasphemous lie; and the fact that it is on the lips of every nurserymaid does not excuse it in the least.

The nursery cat being at that time out a-walking on the leads, the nurserymaid had been despatched to borrow one from the kitchen.

It is not to be supposed that Gertrude watched all this with no thought beyond the little nurserymaid.

"They'll be looking for a bridegroom for her soon," said the nurserymaid.