| 单词 | charwoman |
| 例句 | I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The charwoman was going on; but here Leah turned and perceived me, and she instantly gave her companion a nudge. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is where the charwoman who stole the cabbages was sent. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Her stepmother, Susie Peeler Johnson, worked as a charwoman at the grand Union Station train depot to help support the family. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Leah had been saying something I had not caught, and the charwoman remarked— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There are no duchesses and charwomen in Lynes’s tableau, and none of the mystified language of animal husbandry. A Resurgence in Inequality and Its Effects on Culture 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z He refers to his cleaning lady as a “charwoman” and says things like “Oh dear” if there’s an unexpected knock on the door. Javier Marias Finds Popularity on the Rise in Britain and the U.S. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Oaks' swishy Marc Anthony and a hilarious, light- fingered Gommels as the Polish charwoman piano accompanist for the travesty. Wham, Bam, Ma'am: Time for Koch and Platt's spoofy 'Ham for the Holidays' 2010-12-14T03:16:04Z Burnett donated that stunning assemblage to the National Museum of American History, along with her charwoman costume, which is on view in the museum’s Laughing Matters display. Carol Burnett relives show’s comedic genius with ‘In Such Good Company’ 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In fact, the charwoman scene in “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” — it walks that line of macabre humor. Scrooge summit 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z He lived there with his mother, who was a charwoman. James Patterson, honored for his literacy work, says we must do more 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Virginia Woolf described her as "a cross between a charwoman and a Gypsy", with dirty fingernails. West's World: The Extraordinary Life of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb – review 2013-04-07T08:01:02Z In fact, there doesn’t seem much to like about Bedford, who often treated her meekly devoted lovers like servants and charwomen. Review | ‘Sybille Bedford’ is a gossipy appreciation of an oft-overlooked literary great 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Watson, the woman in the image, was a so-called “charwoman” or janitor at the time. Photographer Gordon Parks inspired a new generation of artists. Here are some of their stories 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z She later got a job as a charwoman, but left her employers, stealing some clothes. Jack the Ripper museum in Whitechapel to be sold 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z His mother, Georgina, was a charwoman, but he recalled nothing of his father, Thomas, who worked in an iron foundry. Docherty - man of many clubs and quips 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Her father, a shipyard worker, died of pneumonia a month before her birth, and her mother worked as a charwoman to raise her and her sister, Dot. Norma Miller, Lindy-Hopping ‘Queen of Swing,’ is dead at 99 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z These informal arrangements became formal two years later, with an agreement between the two organisations that all new staff should be vetted except "personnel such as charwomen". The vetting files: How the BBC kept out ‘subversives’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z His father was a marble worker, and his mother was a charwoman. Mario Biaggi, N.Y. congressman convicted of corruption, dies at 97 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z His father was a marble cutter, his mother a charwoman. Mario Biaggi, 10-Term New York Congressman Who Went to Prison, Dies at 97 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “It was a very nice bath once,” the charwoman said. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z There was an air of self-assurance about him that would have deceived a Russian diplomat, to say nothing of a London charwoman of about seventy years of age. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z She came into my room, I was telling you, with a bucket of water and a brush, dressed like a charwoman. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z The principal classes of persons occupying the dwellings are labourers 675, carters 120, charwomen 103, firemen 93, porters 80, hawkers 64, sailors 45, scavengers 40. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z If it was a charwoman's place he wanted, he'd not ask for it and get it. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z “Mr. Bullwinkle used to be a big reader,” the charwoman said. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The messenger-boy had some diffidence about handing over the letter to Crouch, saying that he understood that he was to deliver it to a charwoman. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z My nurse, the doctor, the charwomen—I got something out of all of them. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z It doesn't help me when I find myself sleeping in damp sheets and woken up at seven o'clock by a cross between a gardener and a charwoman for early service. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z I sit amid the ruins of a once happy household, clutching a charwoman with one hand, and a knife-boy—from Lilliput—with the other. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z “It went off with a big bang last April and hasn’t been lit since,” the charwoman said. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z It is no more likely he would tell a charwoman his destination than his real name and business. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z She has to do charwoman's work now, the roughest in the hospital. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z Mrs. Aylmer, laundress and charwoman, might own the room and pay the rent for it, but that made no difference—it was Jo's. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z I took over the charwoman with our chambers, and a great piece of luck I thought it; for charwomen never advertise, and are unheard of in Registry Offices. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z And from employments won't debar Woman, It's quite astonishing to know Man's everything except a charwoman. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z Remain at the hotel with your servants, if you will not come to my house, Blanche—there's only a charwoman in it at present, as you know. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Well, charwomen—they are ladies from a business point of view. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z I remained as long as I could crawl, and then, as I had saved three pounds, went to live with the charwoman. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z She never wore an apron, and, in her stained and tattered dress, her appearance was disreputable even for a charwoman. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Request one of the charwomen to carry the basin instead of you, and this you could pay with very little.’ Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Every Wednesday at four I read Little Lord Fauntleroy to forty charwomen. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Besides Dodson and herself, there were no regular servants; there was a charwoman, who came occasionally, and a jobbing gardener, living near, who was called in as required. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z I returned to the charwoman, and tried to get into place, but I looked so ill that no one would engage me. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z I was hungry, and the baker had not come, nor the charwoman. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Yes, but she's a charwoman, an' is out all day, an' I'm out all night. The Phil May Album 2011-10-17T02:00:17.247Z I doubt if anybody but the charwoman, with her duster, had touched those volumes for twenty-five years. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The mother had had a charwoman for two or three days, and everything was made beautifully clean and tidy. Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway 2011-10-13T02:00:43.280Z Uneasy feeling prevalent consequent on announcement made early in sitting that charwoman employed in service of House has died of cholera. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 2011-10-02T02:00:16.433Z Her objection to going into service except as a charwoman was that she would have to stay the night. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Certain charwomen, I gathered, inured to immoderate families, gave Evie the benefit of their advice now and then, but that was about all. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Jacq was employed all day as a kind of charwoman; she entered the cell at 8 P.M. to sleep, and left it at 6 A.M. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z She had not been told that the charwoman was in prison for assaulting a policeman with a gin bottle. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z She stopped out all night, certainly, but quietly came in with the charwoman at five o’clock in the morning, and came directly to my friend’s bedroom. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z I sent for a charwoman the next morning. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z But the charwoman's only idea was to get rid of him as quickly as possible. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z Grimjaw and he slept there alone, but a charwoman came in every morning for a few hours. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z The fire in her office was not yet lit, and the charwoman who had charge of keeping the building in order greeted her with frank dismay. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z I can always supplement the work of the others by an extra charwoman. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z I even wrote her letter and sent it to the post by the charwoman. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Opium is to the Chinese what the quid is to the British tar, or the gin-bottle to the London charwoman. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z The whitewashers and paperhangers had just finished, and were gathering up their tools, and a couple of charwomen were scouring the floors. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z At the farther end by the chancel steps a charwoman was at work on bended knees. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z She considered her r�le of duenna anything but an enviable position, and would willingly, that afternoon, have exchanged jobs with a charwoman. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z His visit was late, the charwoman had gone for the night, and I was left to do all 'Enrietter's work myself. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z That was the reason of the charwoman being there. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z Occasionally a workman passed with a tin pail on his arm; or a tired, battered old creature whom the girls guessed to be a charwoman. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z He posted this before eight in the morning, went off to seek his old charwoman in Clerkenwell, breakfasted outside, came home, and set to work afresh upon the pictures. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z The charwoman wiped her red hands upon her apron and knocked at one of the doors opening into the hall. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z But there she was, this charming creature from the South; at home was the charwoman, dingy and dreary as the November skies. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z I was struck with his considerate and charming manner to all he came in contact with, even to an old charwoman. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z Madam, the charwoman is here for the money. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z The charwoman, eying the visitor askance, admitted that more supplies could be arranged. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Very well, the charwoman will look after it. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z But I could not take over the mysteries and miseries of Soho with its charwomen; it was about as much as I could do to keep up with the procession that followed her. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z An Irish charwoman, with a pail and broom, opened the door for the major. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z I heard about it from our charwoman and promised to go and see her to-day. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Thereupon, determined to oppose guile to guile, he dismissed his charwoman long before the usual time, and called the friendly hall-porter into consultation. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Upon investigation, it appeared that another charwoman who had been instructed to "dispose" of a bottle of sodium amalgam, had carelessly emptied it into the waste bucket with the startling result narrated. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Then, as we were on the point of leaving town for some weeks, we handed over our chambers to the frowzy old charwoman, and sent Trimmer down to the sea at Hastings. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z The charwoman can shake the heavy door-mats, and sweep out the kitchen flue, if the species of stove used require sweeping—and most of them do. Household Organization For five long years they saved all they could and at last they were married and took a tiny house next door to where our charwoman lives. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z David had to rise pretty early to admit his charwoman. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z The charwoman cleaned, Simone had a complete wardrobe, the larder was full, and there remained nothing but toys to buy. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode Even a charwoman was a rarity at last, and Wyndham could be seen shopping almost furtively in the adjoining streets, and bearing back his own provisions to the studio. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel In houses where there are grown-up daughters it is not necessary, nor even advisable, to employ any labour outside of the family beyond that of the charwoman, as previously described. Household Organization Left in the desk it was certain to be discovered and carried off, either by one of the servants or the charwoman who cleaned the room. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Wanting some bread, and being alone, the charwoman having believed his statement that he would be away until next midday, he went into the kitchen. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Victoria paid the twenty seven and six with an admirable feeling of recklessness and left the shop reflecting that she looked the complete charwoman. A Bed of Roses Wyndham arrived home, after completing all his business calls, late in the afternoon, and found that the charwoman had finished her work, and was replacing the furniture. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Most of the people have left, and it is any odds the light has been used by the charwoman who is cleaning out the offices. Hard Pressed When the Mission was removed to the rooms under the church, the superintendent said: "We shall need a charwoman to give the place a thorough cleaning." The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith He wished to sit in his easy-chair, stare, and be vaguely conscious of the coming and going of his charwoman. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z I have engaged a charwoman to help me a little; for we must collect our potatoes to-day. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen! Windyridge I send this to your rooms, in case you have had the forethought to instruct your charwoman to send your letters on to you. Man and Maid “Leave off doing work like a charwoman day after day, when you might be riding in your carriage, as I told Mrs Chute only this afternoon.” The New Mistress A Tale Meanwhile a charwoman might attend to things generally. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Will the great Sobranje vote an additional sum to the civil list for boot-cleaning and the expenses of a weekly charwoman for the Royal household? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. July 30, 1887 The Gables therefore was shut up for the holidays, though the charwoman, who lived in a cottage close by, went in to scrub and clean. The Head Girl at the Gables “What a horrid old charwoman you must have!” she said; “everything is six inches deep in dust—and all your crockery is smeary.” Man and Maid The epitaph of the charwoman— "Weep for me not, weep for me never, I'm going to do nothing, nothing forever—" embodies pains deep-buried in millions of women's hearts. The Intelligence of Woman I am at present without any servants, and I can only get a charwoman to come every other day. Loyal to the School I was taken charge of by a charwoman, and only once visited by my infancy's mentor. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch Her first thought was that Mrs. Jones, the charwoman, must have been in to clean; but that was clearly impossible, for she herself had the key. The Head Girl at the Gables Some one lit a candle, and by its light I saw all the charwomen from the kitchen bending about like broken weeds, and every officer was saying, "There, there now!" A Diary Without Dates Mr. Wix started as if a wasp had stung him, as the old charwoman's knock came at the private entrance alongside of the bar. When Ghost Meets Ghost Through the window, Verdier called: "M. Inspector, the charwoman is coming." The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Jacob Worse did not regain his equanimity until he got back to his own rooms, where there was a detestable turmoil of charwomen and all sorts of workpeople. Skipper Worse The charwoman, on being interviewed, assured them that nobody had been to the school. The Head Girl at the Gables But yesterday I stepped on a charwoman's hand. A Diary Without Dates However, he laboured on through several verses, and the old charwoman listened in what might be called a Sunday-rapture, conscious of religion, but not attaching any definite meaning to the words. When Ghost Meets Ghost The American lives here alone except for an old charwoman who comes in before nine. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales With seven servants, and hiring a charwoman upon occasion of company, we may possibly keep house. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Among these was a certain Madame Laplante of Hull, whose aspirations did not rise above a charwoman's place. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Then regiments of charwomen occupy it, working in close mass formation. A Diary Without Dates God does not look after the welfare of paupers; nor is it likely that he would pluck a charwoman's brat out of the fire if it tumbled in during her absence. Arrows of Freethought As Mary had often said: “When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service.” The Gorgeous Girl The old gentleman was away all day and the charwoman was cleaning the room. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Once he stumbled over the body of a charwoman and came near falling headlong. The End of Time The charwomen came out of the big gate in the dark talking and laughing, all in a bunch. A Diary Without Dates She is a charwoman endowed with the scientific mind. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war The charwoman was cleaning the kitchen and now she's out in the hall. People of Position She was the only one who had been in the room that day, it was said by the charwoman who was first suspected. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic At your wish I spent last week at Oxbridge, disguised as a charwoman. Monday or Tuesday Then the charwoman worked herself up into a frenzy of rage, to dare to attack Brangwen, and one day descended on him like a harpy. The Rainbow Florence would not condescend to consult with the charwoman whether she was to accept the situation or not. The Time of Roses It was too much for the charwoman, even once a fortnight, and she refused to come again. The Combined Maze There is not a staircase in the place, there is no danger of fire, no want of ventilation, and very little work for housemaids or charwomen. Home Life in Germany I ask you, what's to become of our charwoman's poor old husband dependent on her? Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 One other passenger mounted—a sort of charwoman with a drab, wet coat. The Rainbow She turned without another word, and, not deigning to ask the assistance of the charwoman, left the house. The Time of Roses As it was, a charwoman every week was more than he could manage, and she knew it. The Combined Maze I know a respectable German charwoman who earns 41 marks a month, and pays 25 marks a month for her parterre flat in the Hof. Home Life in Germany "In the name of our noble and august Kaiser," he began, "I have the honour to inform you that we have to-day captured 47 charwomen, 16 bedridden octogenarians and 21 babies in arms." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 She followed him into the chambers, her anxiety about the charwoman absolutely at rest. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar A charwoman opened the door after some delay, told her that Mrs. Fleming was within, and asked her what her message was. The Time of Roses The charwoman, advancing more and more, had been a fearful strain on his resources, and the expenses of the Baby's birth had brought them to the breaking-point. The Combined Maze The charwoman reckoned that she herself only had 15 marks a month for food, fire, light, and clothes; but she got nearly all her food with the families for whom she worked. Home Life in Germany One of them was already a widow and lived in the inn with her two children, his grandchildren, and worked for him like a charwoman. The Brothers Karamazov In the corridor before the chambers, Willy laid stress upon the point about the charwoman and made much of her. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar Field-work, which fostered a blowsy carelessness, has declined, and at the same time the arrival of "residents" has greatly increased the demand for charwomen and washerwomen. Change in the Village All through the winter the charwoman came every day. The Combined Maze His wife acted as charwoman at the church built by Sir Jacques. The Orchard of Tears A charwoman called the "char" cleaned the rooms. Tom Brown at Oxford She turned round as the charwoman entered and so hid her face from him. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar The peasant-cottager's wife could never think of herself as a mere charwoman or washerwoman; she had no such ignoble career. Change in the Village If he couldn't keep a servant, he could, and did, engage a charwoman for all the heavy work. The Combined Maze I spent this morning at Rzhánov's lodging-house, among the outcasts there; and I saw an infant literally die of hunger; a boy suffering from alcoholism; and a consumptive charwoman rinsing clothes outside in the cold. The Light Shines in Darkness We engage, on her recommendation, a housemaid, and a charwoman of irreproachable antecedents. Happy-Thought Hall He had produced that charwoman before you could count five. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar In "The Silver Box" she took the part of a charwoman whose life moves in piteous tragedy. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man The charwoman worked heavily against odds, doing all she knew. The Combined Maze A charwoman from Sale Street came in to scrub floors, to see to fireplaces, and to renovate apartments generally—a slow worker, on account of some affection of the heart, but an uncommonly good talker. Love at Paddington He might have heard of the friends, Cluppins, Raddle, etc., who seemed to have been charwomen or something of the sort; also that there was a sort of working man as a fellow lodger. Bardell v. Pickwick There's an old charwoman there who will do very well when rumors arise—and she'll make us a cup of tea. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar "And now," she said, smiling to them both, "let's be charwomen and drink tea in the middle of the forenoon!" The Long Trick I’m cut out for just such an existence as this; to live four floors up in an attic, get my own breakfast, and have a charwoman to do for me. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays The mother Dudley is as common as a charwoman, and not nearly as clean. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea She used to go out as a charwoman, but would be very glad to enter into the gentlemen's service. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life A vision of his death—how he is plundered by laundress, charwoman, and undertaker; the phantom of Death; Scrooge's creditors; the grave. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature She was a charwoman, and her work was to scrub out rooms and wash down staircases. Mary, Mary I have heard hopeful accents from the plodding charwoman, that have made me ashamed, as Wordsworth stood rebuked before the 'leech-gatherer, upon the lonely moor.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They flew off to stare at “Tenby”—“Tenby” with the local charwoman already there, throwing up the windows and sweeping away the dust of the winter. In the Mist of the Mountains They were only nominally acquainted with that godly art commonly associated with charwomen. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Charm is a woman's strongest arm; My charwoman is full of charm; I chose her, not for strength of arm But for her strange, elusive charm. The Book of Humorous Verse She could not bear to say that her mother was a charwoman. Mary, Mary The charwoman is to come regularly once a week. Eliza An old charwoman whom Miss Joliffe sometimes employed wrung her hands with an “Ah! poor dear—poor dear!” The Nebuly Coat Just as the charwoman to-day insists upon a fictitious gentility, so in years to come the farmer will denote himself an agriculturist, possibly with the epithet 'scientific.' The Book-Hunter at Home In cabmen, in cobblers, in charwomen, individuality is often pushed to the edge of insanity. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens Patricia wanted to protest, but the words stuck in her throat and she was forced to accept the sturdy charwoman whom Rosamond's telephone secured. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge Any citizen with influence enough to get his old mother a job as charwoman in the City Hall. A Book of Burlesques A charwoman had been found with the help of Mrs. Haworth. Good Old Anna Even the old charwoman on her knees scrubbing floors has done more. The Wind Bloweth The charwoman of Moorgate Place was the next person to encounter Dr. Lepardo, and his kindly manner completely won her heart. The Sins of Séverac Bablon It had struck her that if she really wished Beatrice to allow her to do charwoman's work at the school, she must give some proof of her capacity in that direction. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story A country where all the charwomen are men and all the garbage men are women!— A Book of Burlesques "You go out as general drudge or charwoman!" Vesty of the Basins “I could get a charwoman, anyhow,” she said unwillingly. Clayhanger Dr. Lepardo expressed his anxiety to make her acquaintance, and was conducted by the garrulous old charwoman to an office in Copthall Avenue. The Sins of Séverac Bablon Half-past five struck, and charwomen began to come out of side alleys, baker’s shops to take down their shutters. The Carbonels She said she had for some time had regular work as a charwoman for three days in every week. Catharine's Peril, or The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest And Other Stories After this I was constantly at the Grange, and worked like a charwoman helping to pack, and getting ready for the sale. The Heart of Una Sackville They have histories, like her relations, and make valuable Christmas presents to the charwoman on their eighth birthday. More about Pixie He took his departure, leaving an excellent impression behind him and half a sovereign in the hand of the charwoman. The Sins of Séverac Bablon Thrilling information to the effect that the charwoman was coming on Friday. Big Game A Story for Girls This exquisite creature must not stay where that charwoman could speak of her so familiarly. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date We ran out into the passage and brought in everyone we could find, servants and charwoman included. The Heart of Una Sackville Besides, when acting as charwoman, Master Herbert had been such a torment to her that she was not likely to oblige him. That Stick Well, the charwoman shall come in at once. Mary Gray It was close to half past four by the clock; the cashier, the other clerks, had gone; the charwoman was sweeping. Pirate Gold Similar cakes are also bestowed on the hangers-on of the establishment, such as laundresses, sempstresses, charwomen, etc. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide A charwoman came once a day to arrange his chamber, and perform other household work, and he usually dined, very simply, at a coffee-house or tavern. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 A letter from Mrs. Morton gave some of the antecedents of Sam Rattler, as learnt from Mrs. Hall, the charwoman, whose great dread he was. That Stick Mary, who knew no more of the capable charwoman than Walter Gray did, looked on this speech of her father's as a mere string of tender subterfuges. Mary Gray Why, I cannot even get a charwoman or labourer to clear up the evidences of the tragedy which took place there six weeks ago. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont She knew that Millicent's mother, who had once been a dancer, was now a charwoman, often out of work, and in feeble health. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl Mr Renshawe was, I heard, stirring before seven o'clock, and the charwoman informed me, that he had taken his breakfast as usual, and appeared to be in cheerful, almost high spirits. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 "Come on!" said Nayland Smith briskly, holding the gate open; "there should be a fire in the library, and refreshments, if the charwoman has followed instructions." The Devil Doctor I can send you an excellent charwoman," Lady Anne broke in, "for the present. Mary Gray "I gave them to Mrs. Kebby, the charwoman," said Mr. Peacock, a retired grocer, who owned the greater part of the square. The Silent House Positively, there's a charwoman who does this old world over, while we sleep! The Prairie Wife He saw himself dead, uncared for, unwept, unwatched, his effects plundered by the charwoman, laundress, and undertaker's man and realized the end to which he must come unless he led an altered life. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Mrs. Mash, who was a laundress, recommended me to a lady for a charwoman. The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave I will, my lady," said Mrs. Gray; "and, my lady, would you please not to mention to Mr. Gray about the charwoman? Mary Gray A charwoman," repeated Miss Vrain, stopping short, "and cleaning up the house! The Silent House One of those born in Russia, and with the outlandish names of which the charwoman spoke. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances I must tell my brother; I'd rather go out for a charwoman and starve myself to a skeleton, than try to borrow more money.' The House by the Church-Yard In the spring, I got into service with a lady, who saw me at the house where I sometimes worked as a charwoman. The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave If she has but few persons to cater for, and is not the mother of a young family, she is often very much better off without hired help, except for a periodical charwoman. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine For twenty-two unforgettable sultry days we have endured the ghastly pleasantries of charwomen, better qualified to victual the lower animals than mankind. Berry And Co. The early morning train next day brought three domestics to supplement the youth in buttons, and supplant the charwoman. The Astonishing History of Troy Town Lilienfeld roared and called for the porter, and thundered unmercifully at a charwoman happening to stray on the empty stage. Atlantis It is her fate to be a woman who is perfectly well born, and who is as penniless as a charwoman, and works like one. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" Besides, I just remembered that I had given my cook a holiday and that if I went home I should be dependent on the culinary skill of a charwoman. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 Poor as his English was, his meaning was apparent, but the charwoman had affected an utter inability to understand what he said. Berry And Co. Frank hurried away, and had a long talk with a charwoman whom he discovered in the desert of the chairs. Mike Fletcher A Novel According to an official list recently published the Government employs over three thousand charwomen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 Ten years later the Proceedings take up the subject again, and give us at some length an elaborate story on the evidence of two or three ladies, two servants, a charwoman, and a little boy. The Alleged Haunting of B—— House So the rich Aldermen's daughters were actually out in the fields herding sheep, and their sons sweeping chimneys or carrying newspapers; while the poor charwomen's and coal-heavers' children spent their time like princesses and fairies. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Had she been a charwoman, he would have kissed her cheeks white. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes One of the women at this work was formerly a charwoman. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend He went off laughing, and protesting that he had no idea that I had taken up the rôle of a charitable charwoman, and that the vicar would remonstrate with me on the subject. Uncle Max It was his charwoman, who, as a rule, came only for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. His Masterpiece It seemed absurd to imagine that they were Johnny Mullens, the washwoman's son, and Polly Flinders, the charwoman's little girl, and so on. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories She was blacker than any charwoman, she said with grim humour. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The father drove a cab; the mother was a charwoman and came of a consumptive family. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches Mr. Tudor called me a charitable charwoman last evening; but this is an exceptional case,—so many helpless beings, and such shocking mismanagement and neglect. Uncle Max When the charwoman had brought Dubuche a plate of soup and a piece of skate, he himself fell in with the jokes good-naturedly. His Masterpiece The charwoman thinks the curtains caught fire in the candle, and that the port had made the old man sleep heavily and that he was suffocated by the smoke. Leonie of the Jungle Up the steps and through plain brown doors we went into the church, which was cool, quiet, and empty, save for a busy charwoman with humorous Irish face. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Only the silhouette was not that of a little breeched boy at all, but of a little girl in petticoats; and it wore long curls, whereas the charwoman's son was close-cropped. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches Directly you left I reckoned up our expenses and found we were better off than before, on two hundred a year, and I got a charwoman. Married Life The True Romance Sandoz himself set the example, all the while assisting the charwoman, who burst into bitter language because it was half-past seven, and her leg of mutton was drying up. His Masterpiece A charwoman came in for the heavier work, and I took over the cooking. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Between the sloppy sounds of charwomen washing the floor of the pit and the feverish cries of photographers taking photographs on the stage, we discussed the plays of Tchehkoff and other things. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 With charwomen such early hours agree, And sweeps, that earn betimes their bit and sup; But I'm no climbing boy, and need not be "All up—all up!" The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood She was not dressed; when a charwoman let him in upon the Sunday morning debris of the place, Roselle's voice rang shrill and ill-tempered down the corridor. Married Life The True Romance The charwoman was already laying an extra knife and fork. His Masterpiece She paid thirty-seven dollars a month for it, and five dollars a month for a share in a charwoman who came in every day and made her bed and washed up dishes. The Real Adventure Heroines like Lady Constance Lytton mingled as sister with equally heroic charwomen, factory girls, typewriteresses, waitresses and hospital nurses. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement "Not as happy as you'd like to be, sir," said the old woman, speaking quite in the Gentile manner, and looking like a decent charwoman. Red Money There was nothing to do, in a rush, when she got in; no preparations to make, or food to cook; no setting forward of work for to-morrow, for the charwoman was coming early. Married Life The True Romance He went off at the heels of the charwoman, and only returned a quarter of an hour afterwards. His Masterpiece If They Meant All They Said Charm is a woman's strongest arm; My charwoman is full of charm; I chose her, not for strength of arm But for her strange, elusive charm. More Toasts "Unfortunately Marie was also out, but I saw an old charwoman who attends daily, I understand, and it was from her that I learned of your visit." The Green Eyes of Bâst And Jennie, the charwoman, is she a cripple or has toil thus warped her body? The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls When they arrived there, Grannie Amber was comfortably sewing by her cosy fire, while her charwoman got through the work there was to do. Married Life The True Romance On that particular evening, at about nine o'clock, the charwoman came in. His Masterpiece "It was the last charwoman at the Mansion," she answered. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls I gathered that it was not so much a case of unsatisfied yearning for motherhood, as that she wanted to hold her own with the other charwomen who were represented in the trenches. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 The drawing-room door stood open, and a charwoman was washing the bare floor. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Directly Osborn had gone I suddenly thought—and I got in a charwoman. Married Life The True Romance The coffee boilers along the side of the room would be boiling over and sending streams of water over the charwomen. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls "Well, we are not charwomen, but we may as well have a little rest and fun while we can," answered Jasmine. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls Yes, there she stands, the Irish charwoman, the old broom in her hand and preparing for one last sweep that shall make the house sweet and fit for her own children. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 "You bide where you be, Mrs. Dale," said the old charwoman. The Devil's Garden All the windows of the flat were opened; it looked almost fresh and bright once more; and a charwoman of stout build was dealing competently with the few remaining jobs. Married Life The True Romance The charwomen would beg the waiters to clear the tables, which looked as if garbage-cans had been emptied upon them. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Poppy, however, had made good use of her acquaintance with Mrs. Jones the charwoman. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls To this end he employed in large numbers clerks, printers, bill posters, ticket agents, doorkeepers, programme writers, programme sellers, charwomen, and even artists. The Lion's Share Dockers and Brickies, charwomen and "childer," With such small deer, mate, as my friend and me, Find one more "Social Question" to bewilder The small brains left us by chill poverty. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 Porter," she said, controlling her voice with difficulty, "I want a charwoman at once; and—and for two or three hours every morning. Married Life The True Romance A charwoman took care of it for me. Atlantida Remember, too, that you can Never expect an angel to act as a charwoman; the sweeping must be done by the owner. Hints for Lovers They remained there unopened till the charwoman removed them in the evening. If Winter Comes He returned to the attack, and this time a charwoman appeared. The Marriage of William Ashe A little while ago this praise would have made her glow sweetly, but now it tasted sour in her mouth; she did not particularly wish to be a magnificent cook-general, a magnificent charwoman. Married Life The True Romance When the latter and the nurse arrived, they found only the old charwoman in the house, and she left shortly after their arrival. True Irish Ghost Stories He was attended by a charwoman with scrubbing brush and pail, a boy with ladder and broom, and a carpenter with foot-rule, note-book and pencil. The Divine Fire She liked "a civil tradesman" immensely; she liked a civil charwoman immensely; and she liked a civil workman immensely. If Winter Comes The Dean took the Tranmores' number in Park Lane and departed thither, not without a sad glance at the desolate hall behind the charwoman and at the darkened windows of the drawing-room overhead. The Marriage of William Ashe A charwoman, indeed, came in the morning for the roughest work, but by ten o'clock she was gone, and Julie, Madame Bornier, and the child remained in undisputed possession. Lady Rose's Daughter Have you ever," he asked, "had occasion to explain the principles of hydraulics, or chess, or philosophical idealism to a three-year-old child, or a charwoman? Romance Island Old women, especially charwomen, adored him, and even municipal seigniors admitted that Harry was a smart-looking youth. Leonora On the stairs he met a fat charwoman. Mince Pie Everywhere milk is scarce and poor, and the butter such as no charwoman would touch in England. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 Yet I make this sentimental genuflection before the nun and the charwoman. Youth and the Bright Medusa Ring angrily, when a charwoman in a bonnet appears, and explains that the servants, not expecting me home so early, have gone to the play, having locked up the larder. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891 "His wife earns money, too, at day's work as charwoman." Best Russian Short Stories He did not like to be treated like a charwoman. The Personal Life of David Livingstone It has just struck me that 1s. 5d. a day for a charwoman, a messenger and an accountant, to say nothing of a metaphysician, all rolled into one, is low pay. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Annalise had had it told her from beginning to end, with the help of signs, by the charwoman. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight And Bishop Nicolson!—a painstaking old charwoman of the Antiquarian and Rubbish Concern! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Mrs Garlick then dismissed the charwoman, and sat down to count the cost of small economics. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories She had no servant, only an occasional charwoman. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns The gas was turned down in the bedroom, and Mrs. Maldon, looking from her bed across the chamber, could only just distinguish the stout, vague form of the charwoman asleep in an arm-chair. The Price of Love The charwoman had begun her demonstration by slowly drawing her finger across her throat from one ear to the other, and Annalise repeated the action for Priscilla's clearer comprehension. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight He stayed so late at his office that he made the acquaintance of two charwomen, whom he courteously chaffed. Mr. Prohack The charwoman ended by tumbling through a window, smashing panes to the extent of seventeen and elevenpence, and irreparably ripping one of the historic curtains. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories In the first room a charwoman was cleaning. The Pretty Lady Nothing would ever cure the charwoman's habit of knocking before entering. The Price of Love Several seconds elapsed before George recognized in her Mrs. Lobley, the charwoman of No. 8, and when he did so he was a little surprised at her presentableness. The Roll-Call No room for them to sleep, and I couldn't stand charwomen. Mr. Prohack Old Ann Emmet, the charwoman, chanced, unhappily for herself, to be in the kitchen. Trial of Mary Blandy Tchehov will seek out the key situation in the life of a cabman or a charwoman, and make them glow for a brief moment in the tender light of his sympathy. Old and New Masters Louis acquiesced sagely in this broad generalization as to charwomen. The Price of Love And he remembered that ultimately the charwoman was going to be his own mother-in-law. The Roll-Call One day Mary, the charwoman, reported for service with a black eye. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations On another occasion Mr. Blandy's tea being again untouched by him, it was given to an old charwoman named Ann Emmet, often employed about the house. Trial of Mary Blandy He could talk the "shop" of the army, the sea, the engine-room, the art-school, the charwoman; he was a perfect young Bacon of omniscience. Old and New Masters The next morning, Mrs. Tarns, the charwoman whom Rachel had expressly included in the dogma that all charwomen are alike, was cleaning the entranceway to Mrs. Maldon's house. The Price of Love And though the crown of Mr. Haim's achievement was to marry a charwoman, still the achievement impressed. The Roll-Call The door was open and the charwoman just inside, so that the boy had no occasion to ring. Fenwick's Career I said to the charwoman, Ann Emmet, "Dame, you used to be fond of water gruel; here is a very fine mess my master left last night, and I believe it will do you good." Trial of Mary Blandy Thus, with seven servants and hiring a charwoman upon occasion of company, we may possibly make out to keep house; with less, we should be hooted at as ridiculous, and could not entertain any company. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Mrs. Maldon employed an old and valued charwoman in the mornings. The Price of Love He thought inevitably of the dead Mrs. Haim, once charwoman and step cleaner. The Roll-Call He could hear the voices of a charwoman and of the lad who had helped him to arrange the gallery, talking in the kitchen. Fenwick's Career But to proceed in my account: I would not fix on any other charwoman; and Susan said, that Dame Emmet would, she thought, by my goodness, soon get strength to work again. Trial of Mary Blandy There could be no greater contrast than that between Francesco de Medici, heir to the Tuscan Grand Dukedom, and the beautiful young wife of the bank-clerk, now playing the rôle of maid-of-all-work and charwoman. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Whatever her view of charwomen, never would she have said of forks that they were all alike. The Price of Love Mrs. Haim, charwoman, was just as mysterious as any other woman. The Roll-Call He himself retreated into the darkness of the studio, clinging, so the charwoman noticed, to the back of a chair, as though for support. Fenwick's Career If she knew not what it was how could she administer so successfully to prevent the fatal consequences of it both in the maid and the charwoman? Trial of Mary Blandy Some said she was the daughter of a noble house, kidnapped by gipsies in her infancy; others were equally confident that she had for father the coroneted rake, Lord Byron, and for mother a charwoman. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe "It isn't as if I could keep you on as a charwoman," said Rachel. The Price of Love Could he blame the old man for marrying a charwoman? The Roll-Call As I sat with a tableful of charwomen and general housework girls in a refuge in Dublin, I read two ads from the paper. What's the Matter with Ireland? Alice Emmet was next called to speak to her mother's illness, the old charwoman herself being in no condition to come to Court. Trial of Mary Blandy The charwoman had returned, no doubt, with the police. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta "I must have some one all the time, and I couldn't do with a charwoman as well." The Price of Love In marrying the charwoman the old man had done a most marvellous thing. The Roll-Call A very early dinner, apparently; perhaps with the charwoman. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 By the frequent mixtures that were made upon these occasions the unfortunate servant and charwoman accidentally drank part of the deadly composition. Trial of Mary Blandy A police sergeant, a constable and a plain-clothes officer entered and the charwoman lurked in the dark background. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta A. Certainly, as my father was a sweep, and my mother a charwoman. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 The charwoman possessed the mysterious power to defy destiny. The Roll-Call "No one directly and immediately, except an old charwoman, who has a legacy of five-and-twenty pounds." Fenton's Quest Charm is a woman's strongest arm; My charwoman is full of charm; I chose her, not for strength of arm But for her strange elusive charm. Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times The charwoman came in and looked gloatingly at my battered countenance, which bore memorials of every projecting corner of the room. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta "Mrs. Bilton was the woman whom I recommended to you as a charwoman, soon after you were settled down at Redsands." From out the Vasty Deep He had often wished that those two, the charwoman and his beloved, could somehow have been brought together. The Roll-Call Or suppose I am called upon to praise the charwoman who has just come into my house, and who certainly deserves it much more. All Things Considered At this same time, evidently by appointment, came the charwomen—"char" being spelled s-c-r-u-b, and affording an example of how pure English has been corrupted out in the Americas. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Since then I had made shift with a charwoman. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta Evidently the charwoman had been and departed; and doubtless Diaz had gone out, to return immediately. Sacred and Profane Love Why should she wear mourning for a woman to whom she was not related, whom she had known simply as a charwoman, and who had forced her to leave her father's house? The Roll-Call It is a splendid method; but I wish it were applied sometimes to charwomen rather than only to millionaires. All Things Considered A shabby little old man, a young plump, but very pretty female figure in unusually short petticoats, and a dowdy old charwoman, all stood in the door among a riot of dogs. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction "Can I speak with you, sir?" said the charwoman. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." All this theory rested upon the utterances of an old charwoman who had been nearly knocked down by a man in a hurry. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale The dramatic thing for her to do would have been to engage another charwoman. The Roll-Call And Mrs. Cutting, our charwoman, came yesterday—I don't mind mentioning her name, because I know she will not see this book. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow In working as a charwoman she leaned on the back of the flexed carpus. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Alas, in common with so many others of her class, the charwoman took refuge from care in constant inebriety. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." It was so true that, in a sudden longing to see some friendly face, she could think of no one else but of Mrs Neale, the charwoman. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Why, he could only admire him for marrying the charwoman. The Roll-Call He began to haunt psychological laboratories, where they experiment with the charwoman and the odd man, and he used to go up to Cambridge for seances. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies I was given over to Sir P.'s care, and made to pass the night in an old gloomy bed, and by the side of a horrid gloomy old charwoman, who keeps the house. Vanity Fair We marched through empty corridors and big bare chambers where the charwomen were busy, till we reached a little room lined with books and maps. The Thirty-Nine Steps An instant later the charwoman passed me, flying down the passage, white-faced and tremulous, while the terrible voice thundered behind her. Tales of Terror and Mystery It is not at all unlikely that Sarah, having been charwoman to the old lady, and with the propensities picked up from her Shoreditch acquaintances, had made herself familiar with the locks on the landing. She Stands Accused Philip's charwoman only came in for an hour in the morning, and since Philip was obliged to be at the hospital all day Cronshaw was left much alone. Of Human Bondage I was awakened at daybreak by the charwoman, and having arrived at the inn, was at first placed inside the coach. Vanity Fair “There you are,” he would say, stepping heavily off the chair on to the charwoman’s corns, and surveying the mess he had made with evident pride. Three Men in a Boat I thought of our tidy charwoman at home, and realised what splendid training she must be in. The Stark Munro Letters Some distance away, at the door, we are told, ``of my Lord Bishop of Bangor,'' was the third of Friday night's visitors to Mrs Duncomb, the charwoman named Sarah Malcolm. She Stands Accused His assassin was the son of a charwoman formerly working at the bank, who had been dismissed from her job by the manager on account of chronic intemperance. Beasts and Super-Beasts The new-comer regarded the doctor with that beaming but breathless geniality which characterizes a corpulent charwoman who has just managed to stuff herself into an omnibus. The Wisdom of Father Brown At six o'clock, with the aid of the charwoman, she laid him out; then she went round the dreary London village to the registrar and the doctor. Sons and Lovers But the long months and months during which I listened to the throb of the charwoman's heart and the rustle of the greengrocer's lungs, present little which is not dull and dreary. The Stark Munro Letters He was told of the murder, and he remarked to Kerrel that the old lady had been their charwoman's acquaintance. She Stands Accused If you can believe it, there was n't one of them that looked at me; they took no more notice of me than if I had been the charwoman. Confidence A charwoman did such cleaning as was considered necessary by the Professor, who employed no regular domestic. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu "Some say Yes: some say No," was the reply from the charwoman. Jude the Obscure When the carriage was gone they ascended the stairs to wash their hands, the charwoman showing the way. Tess of the d'Urbervilles The household was not easy of readjustment until finally were procured the services of one of the charwomen from the Bronx Theater, who prepared the meals and could flute Zoe's collars to the utmost delicacy. Star-Dust Thus I have selected Mrs. Buttons, a charwoman in Battersea, as the touchstone of all modern theories about the mass of women. Alarms and Discursions He was wondering if the charwoman would come early enough to get him hot water next morning, when he heard the unmistakable sound of his study door opening. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories The only person inside the gloomy building was a charwoman cleaning. Jude the Obscure A very smart figure is this Private Dowey, and he winks engagingly at the visitors, like one who knows that for jolly company you cannot easily beat charwomen. Echoes of the War But how could I be a lady if I was content to be a burden to a poor charwoman, instead of earning my own living, and something besides with which to help her? The Vicar's Daughter Had they been men they would have been forcibly subjected to Browning's "Christmas Eve" with exposition, but chivalry spared the charwomen, and Dickens was funny, and could do no harm. Alarms and Discursions A ring at the back door now announced the charwoman, who had been ordered the night before, and nerved Mr Dunning, after letting her in, to continue his search in other parts of the house. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories Yet she might be a charwoman, whose assistance the expected advent rendered necessary. Stephen Archer and Other Tales In the important affairs of life there is not much that any one can teach a charwoman. Echoes of the War Have old George wed to a charwoman presently. Ruggles of Red Gap Still Dickens was literature after all; not literature of a high order, of course, not thoughtful or purposeful literature, but literature quite fitted for charwomen on Christmas Eve. Alarms and Discursions I fixed at last on a charwoman who was about sixty years old. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt One of the policemen fetched the charwoman, and when she arrived, Stephen went to find Sara. Stephen Archer and Other Tales They are all London charwomen, but three of them, including the hostess, are what are called professionally 'charwomen and' or simply 'ands.' Echoes of the War I said again, remembering the warm words of the Mixer and of my charwoman, that to the best of my knowledge her character was without blemish. Ruggles of Red Gap The mother, working hard already, has to work harder still and to do laundry work at home or go out as a charwoman, in order to increase the modest income. Dutch Life in Town and Country The charwoman will let you out when she comes to clean up in the morning. The Brass Bowl But no supply of spirituous liquors, even had Miss Blake been disposed to distribute anything of the sort, could induce servants after a time to remain in, or charwomen to come to, the house. The Uninhabited House Beenie went after charwomen, and soon a great bustle of cleaning arose. Mary Marston This much the Mixer and my charwoman had achieved with me. Ruggles of Red Gap He seemed to know by an instinct usually possessed by charwomen and other domesticated persons of experience where the firewood was kept. Barlasch of the Guard He walked briskly back to the cottage, opened the outer door, was astonished to hear neither voice nor movement, to see nothing of the charwoman Louie had spoken of—rushed to the studio and entered. The History of David Grieve Hearing which statement, an impressionable charwoman went into hysterics, and had to be recalled to her senses by a dose of gin, suggested and taken strictly as a medicine. The Uninhabited House Except for the charwoman who came from eight to ten to do the cleaning, and the tradesmen who came to fetch and bring orders, no one ever rang the bell. Jean-Christophe Journey's End They required no servant; they were going to do the cooking themselves and employ an old charwoman in the mornings and evenings. Married She had no attendant but a lady's maid, no servant but a sort of charwoman. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day A charwoman, dirty and tired with much cleaning, opened to him. The History of David Grieve Acting on which principle I always remained in the house while Mrs. Stott—my charwoman was so named—cleaned, and cooked, and boiled, and put things straight. The Uninhabited House A poor charwoman had died at Weston-super-Mare who had, I believe, often worked in Newman's house. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman And they breakfasted, sitting on the bed—his bed; and the charwoman was kept the whole day to do all the work. Married An Irish charwoman, with a pail and broom, opened the door for the Major. The History of Pendennis But she looks like a pew-opener, like an old charwoman, darling! Swann's Way The pulpit rises into the dim damp air, covered with brown holland, reminding one of desertion and charwomen, if not of a chamber of death and spiritual undertakers, who have shrouded and coffined the truth. The Marquis of Lossie She watched the wagtails strut magisterially, the moorhens with the worried air of overworked charwomen, all the mysterious evening life of a summer pool, but she had no smile for them to-day. Gone to Earth Deadman’s Rents was inhabited by men who worked in brickyards and coalyards, who did odd jobs, and by washerwomen and charwomen. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers Eaton Square is a desolate wilderness, where dusty sparrows alone disturb the dreams of frowzy charwomen, who, like Anchorites amid the tombs of the Thebaid, fulfil the contemplative life each in her subterranean cell. Two Years Ago, Volume II. She was on her knees like a charwoman, sniffing the strong reek of suds, when there came a knocking at her door. Hidden Creek Ere he ended he was pleading with the charwoman to seek her father in his own room, tell him her troubles, do what he told her, and fear nothing. The Marquis of Lossie Happily it was the charwoman's day and Alice was busy enough to ignore him. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days To write hymns and scare crows—or to allow decayed charwomen to stroll out of barracks in a dem parody of your uniform? Snake and Sword A Novel It has been impossible for me to keep the charwoman. Hilda Lessways A charwoman came every day to do the housework. The Old Man in the Corner She was just the sort of woman who can be seen by the hundred—laundress, seamstress, charwoman, caretaker, got up in her Sunday best. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation With the charwoman, a pair of gloves for coarser work, and gas stoves, you 'made naught' of domestic labour. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days Look here," he went on, turning to the charwoman, "stop that row—that'll do no good, you know. The Middle Temple Murder She had ended by turning up at Rougemont, her native place, in bad health and such a state of wretchedness, that for the sake of a living she went out as a charwoman there. Fruitfulness Ulysses, for example, we are told, like a modern charwoman, excelled at lighting a fire, whilst Achilles was an adept at turning a spit. The Book of Household Management She had dismissed her charwoman, saying that everything was in disorder, and the shop and apartment filthy dirty. Theresa Raquin You had a charwoman when you felt idle or when you chose to put the house into the back-yard for an airing. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days And I was there one morning, early it was, when the charwoman she says to me, 'I wish you'd take these two or three hearthrugs,' she says, 'and give 'em a good beating,' she says. The Middle Temple Murder The charwoman enters, and commences to clean up the place. King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays After dinner Miss Toller told Mrs. Mudge she must go out for a few minutes to get a charwoman; that she would take the latch-key, and that nobody would call. More Pages from a Journal Therese at last lost patience at seeing the good old lady incessantly turning round and round before her eyes; she engaged a charwoman, and forced her aunt to be seated beside her. Theresa Raquin Mrs. Quelch, her three children and her one domestic, had gone to Lowestoft for an Easter outing, Benjamin and a deaf charwoman, Mrs. Widger, being left in charge of the family belongings. Stories by English Authors: England Before Spargo could say more a woman, bearing the implements which denote the charwoman's profession, entered the room and immediately cried out at what she saw. The Middle Temple Murder The charwoman, still busy with broom and pail outside, knocked at the door with a knock which might have been given with the broom-handle and announced another visitor. Catharine Furze Miss Toller was away for nearly an hour; her search for a charwoman was unsuccessful, and she came back dejected. More Pages from a Journal Elias Droom was busy directing the labours of two able-bodied men and a charwoman, all of whom were toiling as they had never toiled before. Jane Cable Mrs. Farrell: you have been charwoman here now ever since I took up my duties. Press Cuttings The charwoman rolled her eyes and lifted her hands. The Middle Temple Murder A charwoman was in the passage with a pail of water and answered the door at once, before she could be cautioned. Catharine Furze Except for an occasional outburst on the part of Mrs. Robins, his charwoman, he had not merited a woman's displeasure for years. The Masquerader A stout charwoman entered with a tin pail and a mop. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus With the aid of a charwoman at six sous an hour she accomplished everything. The Old Wives' Tale The charwoman handed over a key, gave another astonished look at the rooms, and vanished, muttering, and Breton turned to Spargo. The Middle Temple Murder If I take a third, would you care to call yourself what I called you to the charwoman last night—my sister? The Tempting of Tavernake His charwoman will identify him as a solitary man who lived respectably for years and then suddenly went down-hill with remarkable speed. The Masquerader We can tell the charwoman what to do. The Doctor's Dilemma The servant had been dismissed; in her place Madame Foucault employed a charwoman each morning for two hours. The Old Wives' Tale Once outside, with the startled charwoman gone away, Spargo turned to Breton. The Middle Temple Murder It was not until seven that the charwoman came. At the Villa Rose But her sympathetic quality was toughened by excessive usage, like the hand of a charwoman. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns You must remember that at eleven years old I was scrubbing floors like any charwoman in the Convent for two centimes an hour. God's Good Man This she said to herself by way of excuse for not engaging another charwoman. The Old Wives' Tale The charwoman entered the chambers and immediately screamed. The Middle Temple Murder Dauvray's, which is dyed brown; nor the charwoman's, which is grey. At the Villa Rose Someone knocked, and a charwoman at work on the premises handed in a letter for Miss Hannaford. The Crown of Life "Whose is it, Mrs. Biggs?" she asked awe-struck of the friendly charwoman, who happened to pass at the moment,—the charwoman who frequently came in to do a day's cleaning at her mother's lodging-house. The Woman Who Did The charwoman brought her coffee, and Chirac's newspaper; from which she learnt that the news of the victory which had sent the city mad on the previous day was utterly false. The Old Wives' Tale There was another charwoman, armed with pails and buckets, outside Cardlestone's door, into which she was just fitting a key. The Middle Temple Murder She was left in the Villa Rose with the charwoman to keep her company. At the Villa Rose Mary applied an unfailing remedy to Lizzie's case, and sent for a charwoman besides. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Mrs. Hood did not keep a servant in the house; she engaged a charwoman once a week, and did all the work at other times herself. A Life's Morning All these repasts, save now and then one in the evening, were carried into the bedrooms by the charwoman. The Old Wives' Tale Yes, he was fighting with these people for daily bread; he and his could live only if his three farthings of profit were plucked out of that toil worn hand of charwoman or sempstress. Will Warburton We can leave the charwoman, who for the rest has the best of characters, out of our calculations. At the Villa Rose No one entered his room to do anything for him, save at intervals of a fortnight, when Mrs. Bower sent up a charwoman; otherwise he had always waited upon himself. Thyrza The charwoman was in the house, and Mrs. Hood went about in a fatigued way, coming now and then to the sitting-room, sinking into a chair, letting her head fall back with closed eyes. A Life's Morning He started at seeing her; she was wearing a blue apron, as the charwoman did, but there could be no mistaking her for the charwoman. The Old Wives' Tale He lay in bed till eleven o'clock, when the charwoman came to put his rooms in order. Eve's Ransom Then besides the chauffeur there was a charwoman, a woman of Aix, who came each morning at seven and left in the evening at seven or eight. At the Villa Rose So they had to keep a charwoman in almost constant employ. North and South So she only took the girl away in offence, and Charlotte was much happier with an occasional charwoman to share her labours. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2 The charwoman, by whose side she had regularly passed many hours in the kitchen, so that she knew every crease in her face and fold of her dress, vanished out of Sophia's memory. The Old Wives' Tale It appeared that she had brought home the ship, or rather its hull, from one of the lowest of lodging houses, where she had employment as something between charwoman and errand girl. Nuttie's Father Vauquier was sure of the hour, for the charwoman called her attention to the clock. At the Villa Rose The servant next door went for him, for the charwoman is gone home. North and South I cannot think," said the charwoman, "who has done this. The Untilled Field One morning her charwoman, who by good fortune was nearly as precise as Sophia herself, failed to appear. The Old Wives' Tale When he emerged, ten minutes later, the charwoman had gone, but J. B. Wheeler was still absent. Indiscretions of Archie Inside the room that had been his world, two charwomen rubbed and scoured, talking as they worked in strident tones. Maurice Guest Later we established daily communication with Miss Paul through one of the charwomen who scrubbed the hospital floors. Jailed for Freedom He had not the courage to untie the cloths, for he knew there was nothing underneath but clay, and his manner was so strange that the charwoman was frightened. The Untilled Field She told him briefly that she supposed the charwoman to be ill. The Old Wives' Tale An army of charwomen, turned into the hotel, scrubbed it from top to bottom. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town On 'liberties' the charwoman has taken, And on the laundry's last atrocities? The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman Captain Brassbound: are there any charwomen in the Atlas Mountains? Captain Brassbound's Conversion The charwoman had closed the door, and he did not hear Lucy until she was in the studio. The Untilled Field And Constance, after prodigious reflection on the frightful pass to which destiny had brought her, had said that she supposed she would have to manage with a charwoman until Rose's advent. The Old Wives' Tale And another, as it were, from afar said quite clearly and distinctly, 'But surely, my dear, you have heard the story of the poor old charwoman who talked Greek in her delirium? The Return The amount of time they waste in this Sisyphean task would, even at charwoman's wages, buy socks and stockings for a dozen families. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) You'll see it at its worst, for Bryce decamped abroad last Monday without even arranging for a charwoman to clear up after him. Howards End At that moment his eyes went towards the lump of clay, and he wished that he had asked the charwoman to take it out of his studio. The Untilled Field You'll see it at its worst, for Bryce decamped abroad last Monday without even arranging for a charwoman to clear up after him.� Howards End As the only way in which they could ease their minds and bear the delay, they set about spring cleaning with an energy which scared the spiders and drove charwomen distracted. Rose in Bloom Just for an hour in the morning, from nine to ten, the charwoman would come, but not another soul all day. Five Tales She worked day and night for her sister, and besides doing the cooking and the washing, she did sewing and worked as a charwoman and gave her sister all she earned. Crime and Punishment "This is Mrs. Chugg, sir," said Mr. Marigold, "the charwoman who found the body!" Okewood of the Secret Service He suffered, poor man, at seeing her so badly dressed, with laceless boots, and the arm-holes of her pinafore torn down to the hips; for the charwoman took no care of her. Madame Bovary He was, odd and unaccountable as it may appear, doing nothing more or less than playing at a charwoman’s or housemaid’s business of scouring the floor. A House to Let If he had not chanced to go there, the charwoman would have found them when she came in the morning, and given that envelope to the police! Five Tales "When ye tyke off the style of the doctor wot wisits me, miss, and imitates his wyes, Lawd! it does me as much good as his mixtures," said a consumptive charwoman. Condensed Novels: New Burlesques They furnished only one bedroom; and kept no servant, a charwoman coming in every morning and going away about six in the evening. The Fawn Gloves Graslin employed a charwoman by the day, an old peasant from Auvergne, who did his cooking. The Village Rector Thinking she must be ill, Monsieur de Sallenauve sent an old charwoman who does the rough work of the house to her room. The Deputy of Arcis The next day she would argue with her charwoman about halfpence, and end by paying the poor creature what she knew was inadequate and unjust. New Grub Street So now the best he could do was to have Mrs. Spaniel, the charwoman, come up from the village to do the washing and ironing, two days a week. Where the Blue Begins The charwoman usually employed by the Hepworths had not been admitted to the house on the morning of Mrs. Hepworth's departure. The Fawn Gloves Nothing else of the genus domestic female will he allow inside the door; not even an occasional charwoman would be permitted to us. Paul Kelver, a Novel First came a small army of charwomen, who scrubbed the house from top to bottom. Penelope's English Experiences I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject. Jane Eyre To her extreme annoyance Mary was not at home; a charwoman opened the door. Night and Day He lived with the most rigid economy, his household being managed solely by an old charwoman. Pierre Grassou The cleaning of the doorstep by night, when from the ill-lit street a gentleman with a piece of sacking round his legs might very well pass for a somewhat tall charwoman. Paul Kelver, a Novel I told them that he had had me arrested for something I never stole while I was working for him as a charwoman, and that he had had me railroaded to jail. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |
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