| 单词 | maiden aunt |
| 例句 | Though I had believed they were snubbing me, now I realize they were only waiting, politely as maiden aunts, for me to make the next move. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Indecorous” may sound like the reproach of a maiden aunt, but we all exercise an intuitive sense of stylistic decorum from the moment we begin to speak: it’s at the center of our social being. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Maudie was an orphan who lived with two maiden aunts who worked at home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for nursing the baby, she was more or less free to hold him or put him down, same as if she was his grandmother or a maiden aunt. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She could just go on like this, like a woman from old-fashioned times, a maiden aunt, some aging perennial girl who never leaves home. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He observes how Nostradamus has been embraced by “heavy breathers of apocalypse, dotty maiden aunts, late-night viewers of the History channel” and consumers of astrology columns. Books of The Times: Prophecies by Nostradamus and Climate Central 2012-07-23T20:56:24Z Glenn Close stars as Bernie, an aging maiden aunt who in quick succession is demoted from her job as a cashier and killed in her living room by an unseen intruder. Review: Amazon’s New Pilots, the End of an Era? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The wine-colored leather novels, about 4 by 6 inches each, belonged to my wife’s four maiden aunts who exchanged them as Christmas and birthday presents starting in 1920. England’s Greatest Novelist and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z She was an infant when her parents were divorced, and she grew up in Nashville with her mother, grandmother and an extended family of maiden aunts. Agnes Nixon, writer who created ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children,’ dies at 93 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z We wring our hands like maiden aunts as they mosey blithely into danger: What could possibly go wrong in this cobwebbed basement/cabin in the woods/polygamist doomsday cult? A Cabin in the Woods, Intermittent Wi-Fi and a Dead Landline 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Massey worked most frequently in television and was a stalwart of British period dramas, often cast as a waspish spinster or maiden aunt. British actress Anna Massey dies at 73 2011-07-04T18:01:04Z The flightiness of maiden aunts is a given. | 'The Girl': A Summer-of-Awakening Fable 2010-09-17T06:06:00Z She has a fiance, but he’s such an arrant tosser that we wait, like maiden aunts, for Robin and Cormoran to figure out their true feelings. ‘The Silkworm,’ by Robert Galbraith a.k.a. J.K. Rowling Meanwhile, Mr. Plummer moved with his mother to live with his grandfather and maiden aunts in Montreal. Christopher Plummer, dashing grandee of stage and film, dies at 91 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Their demure presence, like that of the maiden aunt in the corner of the drawing room, are, paradoxically, vivid markers of distrust. Opinion | How the ‘Sharing’ Economy Erodes Both Privacy and Trust 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Still, it was funny, in retrospect, watching people who had tweeted at her, returning in the spirit of maiden aunts once they learned their error. How to survive a Twitter storm 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z His mother left home when he was 3 to work as a nurse and left him in the care of a maiden aunt, who died of respiratory infection when David was 12. David Morgenthaler, One of Venture Capital’s Founding Fathers, Dies at 96 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Its heroine Lolly Willowes morphs from a maiden aunt, dependent on the largesse of her city-dwelling brothers, into a wayward witch living independently in the rural wilds where she enters into conference with the devil. Top 10 books about middle age 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The maiden aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson made no fame for herself in a lifetime that began just before the American Revolution and ended in the middle of the Civil War. Religion formed liberal tradition: Somehow “godless” got hitched to “liberal.” It’s not true 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z A maiden aunt was brought in to help raise her, though it seems that Lady Bird raised herself. Springtime in Washington wouldn’t be the same without Lady Bird Johnson 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z So we can’t come all over like shocked maiden aunts at the idea that someone uses, in economic life, an artificial construction to vary the tax effects. The Solution To The Senate's Report On Hedge Funds Tax Dodging Billions 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z This is not your maiden aunt’s or airplane edit of an action film. REVIEW: Sabotage Sends Schwarzenegger Back to Brutal Basics 2014-03-28T14:31:42Z The counter view is that history if not the mother of invention is at least it’s maiden aunt. Henry Ford Gave Innovators The Wrong Message About The Value Of History. 2014-02-21T08:20:00Z It may afflict people who benefit from all sorts of success or windfalls, whether from the sale of a valuable business, signing an N.F.L. contract or inheriting a huge sum from a maiden aunt. Your Money: Win a Lottery Jackpot? Not Much Chance of That 2013-08-09T20:40:45Z She lives with some maiden aunts who have brought her to this pass between them. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z When this girl was twenty years old, she came to the little Massachusetts town where her mother had been reared, and met there a group of widowed and maiden aunts, and great-aunts. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z There was a maiden aunt—the romance of whose life had been shot to pieces at Gettysburg—who had sought solace in a morbid religious intensity. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z A maiden aunt had entered into his problem. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z The man who played the part of the maiden aunt was extraordinarily well got up. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Thousands of young men say nothing, because they do not wish to hurt the feelings of mothers and maiden aunts. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z It had been the choice of his godmother, a maiden aunt, who had in her earlier days had a disappointment. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z "Little boys should eat what is put before them, and be thankful that they have food to eat," observed a severe-looking maiden aunt. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The only partner I have is Cholmondeley-Chick's maiden aunt, and she faints in my arms after going once round the room. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z Happy Aunt Laura, to have been permitted to escape the siege which is not seldom laid against rich maiden aunts! The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z One was his second sister, Emma—a typical and excellent maiden aunt. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z What a deal maiden aunts have to account for, as often as not! Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z You must know, gentlemen," said Mr. Lovely, "that this maiden aunt is of a very singular complexion. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z He was very much unlike Harry Goddard's maiden aunt. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The Squire's six maiden aunts at the dower-house, all but one of whom were now dead, had also treated her kindly, but in a rather more patronising manner. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z On the grave of my maiden aunt, who left me all my money. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Her manners at times were very pleasing, her self-possession almost remarkable; this was the result of careful training by a conscientious, but at that time sadly unappreciated, maiden aunt who was Marjory's sole guardian. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z They might have been written by an epigramist to his maiden aunt; but last night,—well, last night made everything different, and this afternoon we've had a long talk. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Harry Goddard's only relation was a maiden aunt, and this maiden aunt had peculiar opinions. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Nor had the beautiful things of which the dower-house was full been valued in the least by their owners until long after the six maiden aunts had gone to live there. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z My maiden aunt sent you a woollen comforter, but I'm not aware that in return you ever made her a proposal of marriage. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z The “true mother of his mind as well as of his health” was a maiden aunt—Catherine Porten by name—with respect to whom he expresses himself in language of the most grateful remembrance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z It was then that his look embraced Aunt Angela, and my maiden aunt by marriage smiled. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z “O! you must be mistaken,” said our maiden aunt, bristling up; “we think him perfection.” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z But in Scotland the maiden aunt, provided she can prove her promise, can secure her annuity and live merrily in Peebles for the rest of a voluptuous life. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z That may seem like an attempted escape from the proposition, because it may be suggested that maiden aunts can and do bear such psychological pain at golf, and bear it well. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z And there was a maiden aunt with thin blue fingers, who played waltzes while we danced, and she nodded and slept to the drowsy sound of her own music. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The deceased lady, who was a great favourite in society, leaves two children in the care of a maiden aunt, Miss Angela Soames. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z A bright, vivacious child visits her maiden aunts. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z She lives with a maiden aunt, who has established herself here in order that her niece might have the benefit of learning the new system. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z No—it sent my maiden aunt in hysterics. Mr. Punch at the Play Humours of Music and the Drama 2011-06-29T02:00:22.990Z She is not so wildly beautiful as in her early days, but her banks are still charming, and, like a kind old maiden aunt, she is ever indulgent to youth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z A maiden aunt was not quite so emphatic, but she, too, pleaded with him to understand all the dangers. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The young folk were well pleased with grandma's proposal; for Aunt Nell was a favorite with all, being lively and kind and fond of children, and the only maiden aunt in the family. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z She was early left an orphan, and lived with her grandfather, a well-to-do retired grocer, and her grandmother, and a maiden aunt. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z Merle, as the maiden aunt, was inimitable, and quiet Mavis astounded everybody in her pose of the up-to-date damsel. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z A letter To Merival from an old maiden aunt, Who’s given her life to teaching, pensioned now And visiting at Madison, Wisconsin. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z The maiden aunt said nothing, but sat by the table, quietly sipping port wine and munching walnuts. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Mary, Lady Clark, well known in Edinburgh, figured as “Mrs Fox” and the three maiden aunts were the Misses Edmonstone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "You may report it to my grandmother's maiden aunt," said Sanders politely. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Old maiden aunts so hate the men, So well know how wives are harried, It makes them sad—not jealous—when They see their poor dear nieces married. The Poems and Verses of Charles Dickens 2011-03-11T03:00:15.587Z I, too, wished for a G. F. who domineered a maiden aunt. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z Of course the maiden aunt could not tell. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "But you told me no maiden aunt had ever come to your assistance," goes on Mona, remorselessly. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z If it was, she was quite willing to go into a nunnery or something equivalent,—Chiswick, I believe it was, with a maiden aunt. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z If I hid under my maiden aunt’s bed and barked like a bull-dog after she had retired, dear old Tabitha knew that it was all done in a spirit of pleasantry. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z "So frightfully trying," sympathized Dollie kindly; "kind of thing one learns up for maiden aunts, or uncles about to die; but in everyday life, unbearable." The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The Labour MP displays the delicate china pieces in the corner of his Westminster office - behaviour more reminiscent of a maiden aunt or a local museum curator than a hardened politician. History man 2011-02-08T09:23:32Z "Yet there have been instances," goes on Mr. Rodney, still smiling, while watching her intently, "when maiden aunts have taken a fancy to third sons, and have died leaving them lots of tin." Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z My mother died when I was young," said Cyril, after a pause, "and I was brought up by a maiden aunt. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z A maiden aunt isn't so very much thought of, in the best of circumstances, let me tell ye. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Only from an old maiden aunt was the information received that "she must not be expected to associate with people who kept a shop." Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z But if you're trying to keep things simple, maiden aunts and lifelong best friends are far less likely to cause trouble than random almost strangers. Facebook: Five Tips for Happier Social Networking 2010-10-12T09:02:00Z "No,—no aunt," returns Rodney, speaking the solemn truth, yet conveying a lie: "I have not been blessed with maiden aunts wallowing in coin." Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z She resided with two rich maiden aunts, upon whom she depended for her present support and future fortune. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 If he does not know her, and there are two maiden aunts likely to come in at any minute, he sits still, as I did, and waits until the storm clears. The Window at the White Cat It was already arranged that she should travel abroad with a maiden aunt of her mother’s. Dolly's College Experiences Conspicuous at one table sat the maiden aunt, still rosy from her sleep. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen But he found the confidential friend in his maiden aunt. Ayala's Angel What was she to do at all, on her meagre income, but make the best of the objets d'art of Ricks, the treasures collected by Mr. Gereth's maiden aunt? The Spoils of Poynton If Raff was the sturdy patriarch, the chief had been the prim and formidable maiden aunt of our little household on the high seas. Where the Pavement Ends He was brought up by an old maiden aunt, who spent her savings to buy him a commission in the army. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 My theme, poor butterfly, is fun and clothes; yours, my angel, has been the same, plus a tinge of duty and maiden aunt; the Mortons’ is Robert Gloucester, his words, deeds, thoughts, looks, ideas. A Question of Marriage How many maiden aunts will come to spend a month or two with their "dear Peggy," and want to know every tea-time "if she isn't a dear love of a wife?" International Short Stories American The maiden aunt had been exterminated—no trace of her to tell her tale. The Spoils of Poynton Or was it her maiden aunt who had dominated her widowed mother and herself through all the years she was growing up? A Woman's Place "Listen, you old son of a cyclotron's maiden aunt!" said Hockley. The Unlearned And Helen had been brought up by a maiden aunt, who lived alone. Anne And when he went back home, all the maiden aunts in creation would never be able to bring that boy back again to the docile habits that had marked him heretofore, thanks to woman training. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine The maiden aunt's, the nicest, the dearest old woman that ever lived? The Spoils of Poynton "Oh, don't call me 'Miss Julia,'" she laughed; "that sounds like a maiden aunt." A Canadian Bankclerk He taught him to ride and to shoot, and to tyrannise over his six maiden aunts, who all took a hand in bringing him up. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons I once knew a maiden aunt, of a great family, who is one of these antiquated sybils, that forebodes and prophesies from one end of the year to the other. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed The maiden aunt, fortified in ignorance, gazed with pity and contempt upon this interest. The Monster and Other Stories He had but one hundred pounds a year from his clerkship, and there was a maiden aunt as well as the father to be cared for. Home Life of Great Authors Mrs. Lucas was very wroth, and so was I. He never spoke of woman except as "maiden aunt" or "old grandmother," and advised the boys to take a little wine for the stomach's sake. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Delicious are his stories of the little town, especially about the pranks that give expression to boyish impulses to incommode teachers, stern neighbors, and maiden aunts. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 They had but a single relative—a maiden aunt—and with her they made their home when they were not at school or off on peddling trips with a van and team of horses. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended They little guessed that he was addressing congratulations to a maiden aunt on the occasion of her approaching birthday. The Queen Against Owen He might like to adopt her as a maiden aunt, but then that would not be practicable, for Mrs. Cliff would not be willing to give her up. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht Of the well-known visitors who wintered at Torquay none was more punctual in his appearance than Lord Houghton, who found an annual home there in the house of two maiden aunts. Memoirs of Life and Literature “This business strikes me as excessively unsafe; if it goes on much longer, I could provide you with a maiden aunt of mine, or my landlady if you preferred.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Cecile and her brother could scarcely remember their parents; and the maiden aunt they lived with—a half sister of their father's—was the only relative they knew anything about. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended The maiden aunt, who had been invited, was notified that she could not come, for Mr. Dolph was not well enough to open his house that winter. The Story of a New York House And perhaps by-and-bye, if you tell me, and I try very hard indeed, I may get to be a real, good, proper, sensible maiden aunt.' Two Maiden Aunts If I give a silver chest I’ll have to make Billy say it came from his maiden aunt.” Outside Inn "That depends, doesn't it," she asked, "whether you want to marry me or my maiden aunts?" The Romance of a Plain Man He wondered why maiden aunts could not understand. The Shepherd of the North And what more suitable for a maiden aunt? Jan and Her Job It's no use, I can't be a maiden aunt, I know I never shall. Two Maiden Aunts “It seems odd to have you worrying about her like her maiden aunt.” Outside Inn I was to spend the night with a maiden aunt, living near Carlisle, and go on to Inverness the next morning. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 His mother and his maiden aunt, who with himself made up the entire household, received him with small scoldings and twitterings of anxiety. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 "You are in want of an efficient person to assist you in taking charge of your domestic affairs, Enna," said a maiden aunt of mine to me one evening. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 Only I suppose maiden aunts oughtn't ever to be very excited. Two Maiden Aunts Games, at parties, he enjoyed more than dancing, although he did not care very much for “Pillows and Keys,” until he became courageous enough to kneel before somebody except his maiden aunts. A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs Dorothy lived with a maiden aunt in Nottingham, and spent her spare moments slaving for the Women's Social and Political Union. The Rainbow If I had a maiden aunt, perhaps——' murmured Michael. Lover or Friend We had a maiden aunt who obtained a livelihood by visiting her relations. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden I've made lots of mistakes, I'm not a perfect maiden aunt even now, but Angel might have been born one. Two Maiden Aunts A widowed mother is good, but if you can rake up a maiden aunt and keep her too, that’ll be a work of supererogation.” The Tale of Timber Town I think the consciousness that such a thing as his proving false was a possibility affected my treatment of my maiden aunts, and made me more gentle and considerate in regard to their foibles. A Romantic Young Lady “Oh, I don’t believe you were one of those young nuisances that call attention to everything, the grandmother’s wig, the maiden aunt’s false teeth and the like,” chuckled Percival. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life But suppose you had been trained by a couple of maiden aunts who only thought to give you the manners of a gentleman, and leave you their money to get through the world with? That Girl Montana Fancy us left to get quite old, two wise maiden aunts with no nephew to be aunt to, and all Godfrey's dreadful money for our own, and people thinking we liked it.' Two Maiden Aunts The orphans were entirely dependent upon the kindness of a maiden aunt—their departed father’s sister. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf And after the maiden aunts had seen me safety home, I should simply howl from boredom. The Hero The aunts were continually hovering around her; for maiden aunts are apt to take great interest in affairs of this nature. Humorous Ghost Stories In one glorious debauch, which lasted a week, he spent the five hundred francs, and then he settled down to live on a maiden aunt. The Pools of Silence And he seems to know all that bunch—bows to every maiden aunt in the shop. Free Air Photographs of the Mauler in every conceivable attitude had been published daily, together with portraits of his wife, his two children, his four maiden aunts and the pink-eyed opossum which he regarded as his mascot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914 A party of four—yourself and me, and two maiden aunts. The Hero The maiden aunts were absolutely petrified—the bride hung her head, and a tear stole to her eye. Humorous Ghost Stories He was much swayed by his relatives, particularly by two old maiden aunts, who were, or affected to be wounded at his marrying an actress. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Another calls this a maxim of prudery and the legacy of a maiden aunt. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies Before we go on board her, the yacht will be re-christened by Mary—who will stay with her dear maiden aunt in our absence—and will be named after your vessel Celsis. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea Had not a maiden aunt of mine, after many trips to the library of the New England Genealogical Society, traced back our line to William the Conqueror? Penguin Persons & Peppermints The average amateur mother, when she belongs to this type, becomes a perfect bigot toward a maiden aunt who advances, perhaps, some harmless little Froebel idea. The Lost Art of Reading I look to see the country turn back to New England, not only with historic pride, but with a rich appreciation of its artistic mother-land—not mistaking her for its bleak and apprehensive maiden aunt! Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty At the door, she was received by the proprietress, a stately lady in black satin, wearing a double row of large jet beads, who reminded her instantly of all Lord Ingleby’s 78 maiden aunts. The Mistress of Shenstone Miss Charteris tells me all the maiden aunts are come up from the country.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Now, in the house was a quiet old maiden aunt, who saw the mischief brewing, and tried to cure it by suggesting more liberty and less 'nagging,' as the boys call it. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Supply his immediate needs, and draw upon me, but invent some pious fiction to account for the capital—a dead maiden aunt or any other apocryphal person you like. Grey Town An Australian Story Each year it was customary to request my maiden aunt, a prim lady who bordered on seventy and had limbs instead of legs, to undertake the passage. Chimney-Pot Papers All they know is that Lady Henrietta is the maiden aunt of the two girls, and that they were committed to her care by her brother who died in India. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls ‘What bet will you take, Lord William, that, maiden aunts and all, I appear on the 3rd, in a dress of salmon-flies?’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster To these free, hardy, independent little creatures Mr. Brontë announced one morning that their maiden aunt from Cornwall, their mother's eldest sister, was coming to superintend their education. Emily Brontë You see, he had a maiden aunt in the town," said Father Healy, smiling all over his face, "and I had a cousin, which was true, for I discovered him soon after my arrival there. Grey Town An Australian Story In the afternoon we rested, but at night there was a dance, for which my maiden aunt played the piano. Chimney-Pot Papers I was just about to write a letter to a pair of maiden aunts in my old home town, up-state; old coasting hill, snow-covered pines, lights in the church windows. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays I'm only a maiden aunt even down there. Black Oxen It was that of a female—a maiden aunt of the house of Byron, painted by one of the court artists, whom the king had brought from France, and patronised at a heavy cost. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 One sister was seen at the theatre by an old maiden aunt, who had never heard of the Agency. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly What he says of maiden aunts and their pets is delightful, and pleasantly reminds the reader of Addison's account of Sam Trusty's visit to the Widow Feeble. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 I mean to go over and take a look at it some day: it is said to be beautifully furnished, and is kept by an old maiden aunt of our friend. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science I'm not sure—although I prefer the happy medium myself—that they are not wiser than their grandmothers and their maiden aunts. Black Oxen An orphan girl is thrust into the home of a maiden aunt. The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts Before I had gained my own room, I informed Mr Cophagus, who had just returned from a visit to his maiden aunt’s house, of what had passed. Japhet in Search of a Father The first persons up in the house were the farmer’s daughter Kitty, and her old maiden aunt Molly. Cruel As The Grave It was therefore at the house of a maiden aunt—to whom I am now about to return—that I was married. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 She was Edgar Berrington’s maiden aunt—of an uncertain age—on the mother’s side. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters “By the beard of my sainted maiden aunt,” said Chief Multhaus in awe. Unwise Child The maiden aunt of seventy, upon whose liberal remembrance he had built his hopes as the Faithful hug to themselves the promise of heaven, had married a street car conductor and wired for congratulations. The Fighting Shepherdess Her uncle had insisted on giving his orphan niece a home and the protection of a male relative, at the death of the maiden aunt by whom she had been brought up. The King Of Beaver, and Beaver Lights From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Aside from an old maiden aunt who had lent him enough of her savings to enable him to finish his college course, Nelson had no relatives alive. How Janice Day Won He had been brought up by three maiden aunts who thought that a man in the kitchen was out of his sphere, so the kitchen was an unknown quantity to him. Marcia Schuyler I’ve been a mother to him, and a big sister at the same time—and maybe a maiden aunt. Unwise Child Now, to his own amazement, he realised that he was the one to feel embarrassment, while Pixie confided her sentiments as placidly as if he had been a maiden aunt. The Love Affairs of Pixie I looked like a naughty schoolgirl, who had had her hair dressed by a maiden aunt. The Lady of the Basement Flat Thus the contents of the chest had gradually decreased, until the maiden aunt drew forth the four last pair of new sheets for these passing strangers. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 You have no right to let a man stay where he may fall in love with you, merely because you need him for a maiden aunt or something of the sort. I've Married Marjorie “Fancy some conquering hero reappearing in ringlets and mittens, as one’s maiden aunt.” The Daughters of Danaus He had a maiden aunt, however, who looked after the household duties, and sat at the end of the long table to pour the coffee. The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon or The Hermit of the Cave "These are Eliza's teachings!" shrieked the old gentleman; and off he bundled to vent his wrath on the maiden aunt. The Holy Cross and Other Tales Maiden aunts were very well, but being a maiden aunt was only a last resource, and Kate's first resources had not even been tried. Georgina's Reasons They had expected a maiden aunt to join them in their outing. The Blue Envelope She had been left behind in England, in the family of a maiden aunt, her father’s sister, who lived on her own property, which was situated between the Riverton estate and the town of Franchope. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping The fact was that, having an eye to his own personal comfort and well-doing, he had sunk a nice little fortune, which he had inherited from a maiden aunt, in a handsome annuity. Amos Huntingdon He gave his demonstration with a touch of awkwardness, but the girl herself was as placidly self-possessed as if he had been a maiden aunt buttoning up a glove. Flaming June The Hullock family, it is necessary to say here, consisted of my partner, his two parents, a maiden aunt, and a sister. Boycotted And Other Stories Parsons, marchionesses, and maiden aunts received simultaneous enlightenment as to Christian truth, and discovered that slavery was not prohibited, but was even countenanced, in the Bible. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 Plenty of maiden aunts were present during my second infancy, in the guise of immigrant officials, school-teachers, settlement workers, and sundry other unprejudiced and critical observers. The Promised Land The work which had taken his doting mother and maiden aunts years to accomplish, would be thrown overboard in a week, and a new Smithy arise. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol Indeed, we were a queer trio; and I began to think that I was as big a scoundrel as my maiden aunts maintained. Dross She was an orphan, with no relative save a maiden aunt, with whom she dwelt. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems But an old maiden aunt, whom, rest her soul! John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts He might act as though he were descended from a long line of maiden aunts, but he took his liquor in blasts that would have floored a spaceport labor-boss. Lone Star Planet If you had the thrifty maiden aunt kept in reserve by most families for an emergency, you would kindly offer her a home at your house for a while. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 As to Uncle Fliakim, he jumped and frisked and gyrated among the single sisters and maiden aunts, whirling them into the dance as if he had been the little black gentleman himself. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Everyone knows maiden aunts who are better, more valuable, completer mothers in every non-physical way than the actual mothers of their nephews and nieces. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles "And when he goes for a walk with a girl, he never talks nonsense to her," continued Elisabeth, "but treats her exactly as if she were his maiden aunt." The Farringdons On arriving at Falmouth, Ferdinand learnt that his father and mother were at Bath, on a visit to his maiden aunt, Miss Grandison, with whom his cousin now resided. Henrietta Temple A Love Story There was a maid in Elizabeth's home, and a maiden aunt who had confidential friends. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain The young man who propelled her was smirking conceitedly, as if to say, "What a kind chap I am, giving my maiden aunt a good time!" Set in Silver Good wife, ring for your maiden aunts, We'll all have cups of tea. The Little Tea Book The sort of thing it will be to shock orthodox maiden aunts and make Olympus ring with laughter. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought Nevertheless the maiden aunt, although a very particular personage, made this day no complaint, and was evidently far from being dissatisfied with anybody or anything. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Drew's maiden aunt, prim, proper and worldly-wise, was as much Aunt Sally to Filmer as she was to her niece and nephew. Joyce of the North Woods Believe me, you'll be shown the same respect as if you were out with your maiden aunt. Winner Take All The "maiden aunt" could not speak plainer in writing for the "Boston Sunday Gazette." The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts "And now she is to go back to this tyrant of a maiden aunt," laughed the doctor. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 Her maiden aunt evidently exercised a powerful control over her conduct and opinions; and Lady Armine was a favourite sister of this maiden aunt. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Literate President Morehead, an amiable and ineffective maiden aunt in trousers, pounded frantically with his gavel. Null-ABC Placed under the care of a maiden aunt, the young lady had the benefit of learned instructions. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton What an odd idea!' said the maiden aunt. A Dozen Ways Of Love "It means, most likely, that the fellow with the curls that made me think of my maiden aunt, has managed to keep his horse-face above water." Romance The maiden aunt had stumbled while getting out of a pony phaeton, and experienced a serious accident; their visit to Armine was necessarily postponed. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Two unmarried daughters; an old maiden aunt; an elderly lady, Mrs. C. of Newburyport, visiting; a young girl of fifteen, a connection of the family, also visiting, and now confined to her chamber by illness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Tom Burton turned to the maiden aunt who sat under the lamplight with her sewing on her lap. Destiny Some of them, maiden aunts I suppose, were devotees of the first order: these came in person, or sent their pet priests, to argue with him on his unchristian habits of sullen solitude. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' The bride and groom were the stock, the grandparent and maiden aunts were the thickening, and I was the seasoning; but all that does not matter now. Kitty Canary Mr. Tracy Tupman probably felt a passing pang when jilted by the maiden aunt in favour of the audacious Jingle. Life of Charles Dickens This Miss Plinlimmon, a maiden aunt of the young officer who had been slain at Badajoz, kept house for us after my sister's death. Poison Island And a sense of duty spurred him to look up the maiden aunts, to brave their displeasure for the sake of knowing how they fared. Burned Bridges Jingle knelt before the maiden aunt, and remained in that attitude for no less than five minutes. Lost Leaders There is the crabbed old maiden aunt, always on the defensive, never without the idea that someone is waging war against her. Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." His name was Julia; his parents had called him so on account of his having a maiden aunt who had promised to leave her money to him if he was named for her. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Theodore went straight to the maiden aunt, with whom Miss Jones resided, and, after most vehement badgering, got her consent to a private marriage within three days. Bluebell A Novel The maiden aunts and all his early environment had shut off the bigger vision that was sending a steady stream of Canadian battalions overseas. Burned Bridges And his parents' claims were a deal denied By his maiden aunt on his mother's side, A tall Glug lady of fifty-two With a slight moustache of an auburn hue. The Glugs of Gosh So the maiden aunts in your neighbourhood think Miss Williams no better than she should be? The History of Emily Montague But our chief consolation came from Miss Rachel de Solla as the maiden aunt, a reactionary type of the most confirmed stolidity, with a weakness for diamonds and indigestion. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 Sometimes I think it is a great peety that Philip was not born a wee girl, for he would have grown up into a fine maiden aunt. The Judge He had been bred to it, his destiny sedulously shaped toward that end by the maiden aunts and the theological schools. Burned Bridges Before I had gained my own room, I informed Mr Cophagus, who had just returned from a visit to his maiden aunt's house, of what had passed. Japhet, in Search of a Father Margie, outwardly calm and quiet, lived at Harrison Park with her staid maiden aunt. The Fatal Glove "Her parents left her without a sou or a relation except two maiden aunts as poor as she." The Flower of the Chapdelaines Her mother and sister sobbed aloud, so did several maiden aunts and a grandmother or two and a few cousins. Clover To behold his maiden aunt in the character of a wife had been a standing marvel to Ishmael. Ishmael Or, In the Depths A month ago a grandmother and a maiden aunt had descended out of the land which had until then given forth only letters, birthday presents, and Christmas cards. New Faces "This here lady is my maiden aunt, come over from the State of Maine to see your British institutions," Mr. Parmalee said, in fluent fiction, to the obsequious landlady. The Baronet's Bride Humph! a few olive branches—say four— As pets for my old maiden aunt. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 "And I venture to say that old age is not likely to find Mrs. Percival so happy and contented as is my dear old maiden aunt," remarked Mr. Dinsmore. Elsie's Womanhood And like a patient, well-bred maiden aunt, the old house always accepted our changes most placidly. The House in Good Taste It reminded me at first of a Siren, and then of the top note of my maiden aunt, in her day a notorious soprano vocalist. The War of the Wenuses "When was that?" she inquired, more out of politeness than interest in the career of Mr. Dix's maiden aunt. Septimus A maiden aunt of some fifty years, who was a worshiper of the professor's cult, came to keep his house and to train Joe in the way that good boys should go. When A Man's A Man Margery Merton is brought up in Paris by an old maiden aunt, who has an elaborate theory of education, and strict ideas about discipline. Reviews Clara Reeve was fifty-two years of age when she published her Gothic story, and she writes in the spirit of a maiden aunt striving to edify as well as to entertain the younger generation. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Saw old Fortune and the man Twyning and found them in regard to Sabre about as genial and communicative as a maiden aunt over a married sister's new dress. If Winter Comes A maiden aunt persuaded my mother to give it to me. Septimus I beg your pardon for interrupting you,” said the maiden aunt. In the Wrong Paradise My maiden aunt--and Providence Is approved in its blessed consequence-- That baby of twenty, to thirty had grown, And from the nest had not yet flown. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs I know a maiden aunt, of a great family, who is one of these antiquated Sibyls, that forebodes and prophesies from one end of the year to the other. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant "But at this moment," continued Wogan, "there very properly appears the fairy godmother in the person of a romantical maiden aunt." Clementina It recalls to us the last judgment look which a maiden aunt was wont to bestow upon us years ago. Promenades of an Impressionist “Oh, I felt” said the maiden aunt, with a little shudder. In the Wrong Paradise I entered the stricken home: father, mother and maiden aunt—that good angel of all homes—were to me as if I had parted with them but yesterday. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 If their parents cannot tell me I hardly know what I shall do, unless I have recourse to their maiden aunts. Reveries of a Schoolmaster Unfortunately Clara had eight rich relatives who approved of me and I had three maiden aunts, two of whom were in precarious health and must not be financially offended. Murder in Any Degree It came from the old maiden aunt who left him all his money. The Way of an Eagle The story of the maiden aunt, so far as it recounted her own experience, did not contain anything to which the judicial faculties of the mind refused assent. In the Wrong Paradise My maiden aunt, Lady Frances Pomfret, is dead, and makes me her heir. Miriam Monfort A Novel I want some pictures I can enjoy, even if my maiden aunt can't. The Night Horseman A good enemy in a lonesome country means more to that man than her best friend's widower means to a maiden aunt. Mr. Scraggs The ring came finally into the possession of the lady's grandson, and it was he who gave it to Nick's aunt—the maiden aunt. The Way of an Eagle “I know you will laugh,” said the maiden aunt, abruptly entering on her nervous narrative. In the Wrong Paradise This maiden aunt was, as are most Irish folk of decayed families, very proud of her family tree with its roots in the inevitable "kings." Annie Besant An Autobiography She was merely trying to bring her up in the way she herself had been brought up by a maiden aunt, not taking into account that this was another day and age. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers One was no longer expected to pay court to one's beloved, sitting stiffly on straight-backed chairs in a chill drawing-room in the non-conducting, or non-conducive, presence of still chillier maiden aunts. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays You will find some at perfect ease in conversation who, touching pen to paper, exhibit the affected primness commonly ascribed to the maiden aunt. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 With all these young men, my dear?” asked the maiden aunt. In the Wrong Paradise So peace to the maiden aunt's ashes, and to those of her absurd kings, for I owe them something after all. Annie Besant An Autobiography The whole outfit would fail to deceive a man's maiden aunt, so obvious an attempt is it to mislead the unsophisticated into supposing that you have arrived here straight from the trenches. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917 "Oh!" said the maiden aunt, "that a daughter of our ancient family should marry a philosopher!" The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Mantua-makers and milliners are coming in at unearthly hours, and consultations of deep importance are being duly held with maiden aunts and the young ladies who are to officiate as bridesmaids at the approaching ceremony. The Garies and Their Friends So he planned a little dissipation, and took his two maiden aunts to Paris, where they enjoyed a dazzling round of museums and picture galleries, and came back feeling that they had indeed seen life. The Phoenix and the Carpet Meanwhile, our education was assigned to a maiden aunt who resided in the city, and whose tenderness made us in a short time cease to regret that we had lost a mother. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale Papa always has two maiden aunts to Thanks- giving dinner. Hermione's Group of Thinkers Two muses like two maiden aunts,The engraving and the singing muse,Follow, through all my favourite haunts,My devious traces in the dews. Moral Emblems The books were largely bought for gifts by maiden aunts, and bestowed as school prizes, when it might not have been so had their titles given more indication of their real scope and tendency. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial But Jo had her own eyes to take care of, and feeling that they could not be trusted, she prudently kept them on the little sock she was knitting, like a model maiden aunt. Little Women The additions to my education made me a properly equipped maiden aunt, and by spring I was quite tractable. The Circular Staircase He had endeavoured to make his presence tolerable to his crusty maiden aunt by assisting her to the best of his ability, and the business of the little cottage bakery had grown in consequence. Jude the Obscure "He has just stept into an immense fortune from a maiden aunt, and is making arrangements to pay off all his debts." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Here proof of the lunacy of the maiden aunt would be sufficient. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 They exist, these ghosts, only in our minds, in the minds of those dead folk; they have never stumbled and fumbled about, with Jemima Jackson's maiden aunt, among the armchairs and rep sofas of reality. Hauntings She had been to a few London balls with the maiden aunt, a personage of some prestige and character. The Price of Things He says it is extremely like a maiden aunt of his—the only survivor of the past generation of the Shelleys. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. I have a maiden aunt of that name, whom I was christened after, who lives in London, and whom I believe you never saw. Anna St. Ives My sole security in this affair, is a maiden aunt now in the Lunatic Asylum. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 Once he had told Phoebe, in a burst of affection and pitying praise, that he should have liked Miss Dorcas for a maiden aunt. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Her trousseau was quite nice—the maiden aunt had seen to that. The Price of Things Yes, she had heard of Aunt Betsy—a maiden aunt, who lived in her own house a little way from The Knoll. The Golden Calf You would have had that pleasure; I should have led out the maiden aunt from the country, and have talked poultry, when I talked at all. Prue and I A few weeks later, as the siege progresses, a maiden aunt, disposed to puffing, comes down to twenty; this diminishes again one half, but then 'the money is in bank stock, hard Three-and-a-Half.' Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Their treasure went, like the savings of a maiden aunt, when the idle wind got hold of it. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories This isn't Mr. Remington's honeymoon—nor his college reunion—nor the annual convention of his maiden aunts. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors To her father she was as stiff and proud as if she had been a maiden aunt, bent on destroying what expectations from her he might be cherishing. Mary Marston The only difference is that a smaller number of them have the chance to marry, and when they can't be married, they have something besides cats and maiden aunts to fall back upon. Together Hers was a fragmental family, true; but its sentiment was unanimous; she had the combined support of a pleased mother and of an enthusiastic maiden aunt. Bertram Cope's Year The former were educated at New York, under the eye of a maiden aunt; the latter remained at home, and was my cherished playmate, the companion of my thoughts. The Crayon Papers This well-written book tells how a maiden aunt is softened by the influence of two Indian children who are unexpectedly left upon her hands. Tales of Daring and Danger But now the grandmothers had died out, and the maiden aunts had faded in, and she could not find just such houses anywhere in Hatboro'. Annie Kilburn : a Novel In his early years Macassar Jones had had a maiden aunt. The Three Clerks Not until her maiden aunts had consoled her with strawberries, which she never before had tasted, was the little Indian comforted for the departure of her dear Colonel. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Sammy was very proud of his family, as well he might be, for his maiden aunt was always telling stories of their relations and connections. How Sammy Went to Coral-Land Louisa was more companionable, and with his mother would sit with Hawthorne after tea; and there was an old maiden aunt flitting about in the little garden, apparently as recluse as the rest. Nathaniel Hawthorne “Just like cads of girls,” muttered Fergus, unheard; for Thekla continued - “Why, they said she must be our maiden aunt, instead of our sister.” Modern Broods It's wonderful—I give you my word—it's wonderful, the way grandmothers and maiden aunts with money do hold out. A Terrible Secret A maiden aunt of ours was to come and keep the house, and I was to stay with the family. Saxe Holm's Stories As time went on, all the well-known practical jokes were played upon him; and gradually--and sometimes painfully--he learnt the wisdom that is not taught in books, nor acquired from maiden aunts. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Yet, there was nothing in the correspondence, save the fact of it, to offend even a most austere maiden aunt of the day. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) “But did you hear what Elsie Lee always calls her, ‘our maiden aunt’?” Modern Broods The solemn platitudes which were posed as expositions of the creeds affected his mind much as the expurgated life histories of maiden aunts do the newly-emancipated school-girl. Hyacinth The maiden aunts' inquiries, of, "My dear, have you forgot nothing?"—the shaking of hands, the wiping and winking of eyes! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 326, August 9, 1828 He had been brought up entirely by his mother and a maiden aunt. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The Rev. Tudor Crisp reflected mournfully that one day a maiden aunt might withdraw the pittance that kept his large body and small soul together. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch The next two years were spent with maiden aunts at Elgin, where she enjoyed a liberty which was bracing to both mind and body. Excellent Women To a single man, his umbrella is wife, mother, sister, venerable maiden aunt from the country—all in one. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 But in the woods or on the playground he was the merriest, most daring, and winningly obstreperous lad that ever filled three maiden aunts with terror and delight. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Besides the old parent couple and the maiden aunt, who had seen such changes of fortune, there were three young couples, each with their several careers before them. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 He surveyed his wife, her two maiden aunts and his own elder brother with the ineffable good humour he bestowed upon the majestic home-cured ham fresh from a bath of Madeira. The Battle Ground Sending her two children to the care of a maiden aunt some miles from the city, she was conveyed to her husband's battery, a large earth-work outside of the city. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" "One, I believe, if she still lives—a maiden aunt, my mother's sister." The People of the Mist This ruling had deprived them of a Kindergarten teacher of transcendent charm and had made them as watchful of Miss Bailey as a bevy of maiden aunts could have been. Little Citizens So Polly put her hand in Alexia's, and together they ran out into the hall, to the maiden aunt's room. Five Little Peppers and their Friends The sudden cloud passed away like that which crosses for an instant the summer sun, and she answered with her usual lively expression, "Worse by twenty degrees—Dame Bridget is my maiden aunt." The Abbot You inform me that your maiden aunt intends to help you to entertain the party. Literary Lapses So he would make the mother a maiden aunt, and give us the familiar spectacle of the aged spinster languishing for matrimony, as incarnated for the nonce in the person of her niece's lover. Without Prejudice The superabundance of advice that bachelor uncles and maiden aunts offer in regard to the rearing of children is due to the fact that their theory has not been refined by practice. How to Study and Teaching How to Study Thus, three-year-old Francis was left to a busy father's care, a maiden aunt's theoretical incompetence, and to the ministrations of a series of governesses who remained so long as they pleased their youthful lord. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness I finally agreed to be a maiden aunt to him, and, this happy compromise effected, I was privileged to see him frequently. Many Kingdoms Four or five of the maiden aunts live in yellow-walled rooms round the outside; and in the middle live fathers, mothers, and children, as they do in the asters. The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children A forceless, nerveless maiden aunt is about the only antecedent we see much of. Taken Alive We had been taking a bit of wedding-cake to Frank Somerville's old nurse, and Kitty told her I was her maiden aunt, and we had such fun--her uncle's wife's sister, you know.' Beechcroft at Rockstone I went down to the post-office for the evening mail, and was coming home by moonlight, unattended, as any undesirable maiden aunt may safely do, when the boy overtook me. The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors I sighed, and resumed the mantle, so to speak, of the maiden aunt. Many Kingdoms A birthday present from a maiden aunt, who is wise enough to judge the quality of tobacco by the price. Number Seventeen Some maiden aunt with a paper covered library must have inflicted her with that. Jane Allen, Junior Very often—I might almost say always—the trying member of the family is trying only because we make her so by our attitude toward her, let her be grandmother, mother, or maiden aunt. Nerves and Common Sense He forgot, the amazing young idiot, that he was talking not to a maiden aunt, but to a hard-bitten old soldier. The Red Planet Just at this time, an old maiden aunt of my mother's died and left a few hundred pounds to me. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab My eldest maiden aunt died, and left to her brother and sister in South Australia all she had in her power. An Autobiography That maiden aunt with the paper covered novels would love good looking-glasses. Jane Allen, Junior Harriette, sorely against her wishes, remained behind with an old maiden aunt, until her husband could obtain a home for her in the colonies. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 Of course it would be my luck to find a sorrowing and aged maiden aunt of the deceased there, who had arrived from Springfield too late to get into the church. Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories Miles is a bachelor who lives with a maiden aunt—Miss Lavinia. The Hermit of Far End She was my beau ideal of what a maiden aunt should be, though why she was never married puzzles more than me. An Autobiography The mistress who thinks it her duty to combine the roles of employer and of maiden aunt is naturally resented. Idle Ideas in 1905 Mr. Summerkin's maiden aunt had declared her intention of giving up the fortune to the young people at once. The Last Chronicle of Barset The unselfish, tireless service of the "maiden aunt" in the home we all know; but set her to teaching school, and some strange evil follows from the contact. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) She was greatly liked, and as time went on she grew to be a sort of kindly maiden aunt to the younger portion of society. Washington Square There can be no direct descent from maiden aunts, though the working ants and bees do not inherit their industrious habits from either male or female parents, but from their maiden aunts. An Autobiography The Indian Government is much too timid with its money-like an old maiden aunt of mine-always in a funk about her investments. Under the Deodars I know a maiden aunt of a great family, who is one of these antiquated Sibyls, that forebodes and prophesies from one end of the year to the other. Essays and Tales The maiden aunt, placing the knitting of a red silk tie beside her plate, turned her aspiring, well-bred gaze on Shelton. The Island Pharisees They comprised ALL the family at the rancho,—there were none others, unless the caballero, of a possibility, meant Donna Inez, a maiden aunt of sixty—an admirable woman, a saint on earth! The Bell-Ringer of Angel's She would be the maiden aunt, the treasure of the family, and Arthur's house should be the centre of her usefulness and attachments. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife Married girls with a child or so would treat her as though she were a maiden aunt. T. Tembarom My maiden aunt's legacy—a diamond of the first water. The Lady of Lyons On returning, two days later, and approaching the group in the centre of the Winter Garden, the voice of the maiden aunt reading aloud an extract from the Morning Post reached him across the room. The Island Pharisees The Indian Government is much too timid with its money—like an old maiden aunt of mine—always in a funk about her investments. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition I was troubled at noticing this, but his relatives—a maiden aunt, who kept house, two elder sisters, and a weak-eyed female cousin who had left her husband behind her in India—were evidently charmed. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green The aunts were continually hovering around her, for maiden aunts are apt to take great interest in affairs of this nature. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon The house, together with Mrs. Travers, had been left him by a maiden aunt. The Fawn Gloves To Shelton, bending above those sketches, that drawl of the well-bred maiden aunt intoning the well-bred paper was the most pleasant sound that he had ever listened to. The Island Pharisees Personally he is quite respectable, and lives with two maiden aunts at Brompton. Men's Wives And knowing less of me than you do, she probably regards me as almost as safe as—a maiden aunt say. Secret Places of the Heart The maiden aunts were absolutely petrified; the bride hung her head and a tear stole to her eye. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon He could construct a rope-ladder for an eloping heiress, or cord her boxes for a travelling maiden aunt. What's Wrong with the World Then once again the maiden aunt commenced her extracts from the Morning Post. The Island Pharisees It was a lonely house—Natalie had told them about it—no neighbors near; nobody by to interfere but the weak old father and the maiden aunt. Miss or Mrs? The plainest of the lot must be staying in Wales with a maiden aunt who has a lot of money to leave. Penelope's English Experiences Old-fashioned and sweet, you know, but scared to move round without a footman or a maiden aunt. Secret Adversary Is there no difference between the heaviest heavy father and the most reckless and speculative maiden aunt? What's Wrong with the World Her old maiden aunt had died Whose darling care she was. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed |
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