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Presently she raised the fingers of the waiting maid to her face, and stroked her cheek with them.

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

Well," said the loquacious waiting maid, "what shall I do to divert you, lady?

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

"Only think, after the pious waiting maid of the Lady Uta of Trasp, our noble foundress."

From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

And as he walked down the street he muttered under his breath: "That old woman will make a waiting maid of her in the end."

From Helen Grant's Schooldays by Douglas, Amanda M.

The Earle gaue to Donna Isabella the Adelantados wife a bastard daughter that hee had to bee her waiting maid.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. by Hakluyt, Richard




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