| 单词 | manservant |
| 例句 | Even so, for a second the manservant hesitated. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I knock, only to be told by a prim-seeming manservant with flowers braided in his blond beard that the High King has gone to the great hall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly the thing exploded, jettisoning an amazing amount of tunnel waste directly at the unfortunate manservant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Cousins the manservant showed her in, and pointedly left the door open so that he could see what she was up to from the hall, where he was helping people on with their coats. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His manservant brings him the morning paper the tea the egg the toast and marmalade and he says, Take it away, life is empty. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And the man with the coconuts was my trusty manservant, Patsy, as played by Terry Gilliam. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The manservant realized instantly what the fairies had done. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I am very sorry to spoil your Sunday,” he told his manservant, “but begin packing up I must, as I cannot rest.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s on transportation duty and I get mysteries. I see you building your harem of manservants.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Nathan, the manservant, got the physician, who hurried me away from Mother’s side. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Collins, a diminutively proportioned man whose stunted legs had left him unable to walk, was propelled in a wheelchair along the crowded New York City street by a black manservant named Odell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed they were, but only while getting out of the bathtub. There was some brief difficulty with the trousers, but with the help of your manservant Jasper, it was resolved.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Remember when he had to let his manservant go?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Artemis nodded and his manservant squeezed the trigger. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A manservant was taking luggage out of one rickshaw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave it when one of the menservants announced that Char had come calling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After a longer wait than usual, a manservant came running. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Straps from a hard hat had been rigged to fit the manservant’s cranium. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She now had a single maidservant, devoted to her since youth, and an aging manservant, Jacob, previously of the stables, who performed all heavy labor about the house. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Finally the manservant reappeared, as wet as water could make him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The manservant fought against the narcotics in his system, struggling furiously in the troll’s grip. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As soon as Father’s carriage disappeared from view, Mum Olga swallowed her tears and directed a manservant to transfer my belongings to a room in the servants’ wing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the table was a vase filled with flowers that Nathan, our manservant, had picked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “The doctor is here,” the manservant said hurriedly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He was shaved by a manservant with a blade sharpened daily, and his tailor’s bill could have fed a village. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I stationed myself behind the tallest manservant, but Char and the knights walked among us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The manservant peeked out between the chain-mail fingers of a gauntlet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "Boy! Tumble out of bed. I need a manservant." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The Master’s manservant, Cousins, was still in place, however, and Lyra had been ready to meet his hostility with defiance, for they had been enemies as long as she could remember. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For example, manservant becomes menservants-, woman doctor becomes women doctors. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The manservant rolled onto his back, caught them by the collars of their donkey jackets, and flipped them into Dublin harbor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The door was opened by the Master’s manservant Cousins, an old enemy of Lyra’s; but both knew that this was a state of truce. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was a small dimly lit vestibule to keep the warm air in, and standing under the lamp was a figure she recognized: Lord Asriel’s manservant Thorold, with his pinscher daemon Anfang. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At the first one the manservant, Das, stopped and beckoned us to enter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The manservant had been on too many safaris not to recognize an animal when he saw it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The manservant tasted the tranquilizer immediately, and although he would have had ample time to snap Artemis Fowl’s neck, he didn’t. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The giant manservant unwrapped a soft Velcroed case containing a syringe gun and two vials. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The door next to them opened and the thin, pale manservant stepped out. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “A washwoman is the one thing I don’t need right now. If you had any manservants capable of ditch digging, I’d take you up on the offer, but ...” He paused and shook his head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Porter began to mop the wine from the carpet, the Butler knocked and came in with Lord Asriel’s manservant, a man called Thorold. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Holly scaled the great staircase, ever vigilant for the giant manservant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Other countries, whatever title is actually used, have only manservants. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The manservant ducked into the alcove behind a fourteenth-century knight, complete with lance and mace. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The manservant broke the man’s fingers without looking down. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In purely choreographic terms, this generates delicious possibilities – a drunken Anthony opens the door to his newly employed manservant and sees three Prentices, wavering in front of him. Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words – review 2012-07-15T17:00:02Z They frequented "27 pubs in a four-mile radius", kept a Maori manservant, various barefoot lovers, and had a habit of visiting the chip shop naked. Rewind radio: Jamie Cullum Interviews Dave Brubeck; Brubeck at 90; David Walliams on Philip Larkin; Decoding Basquiat; Ernest John Moraen 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z He began in the comics as Stephen Strange's manservant and sidekick. We all love Wongers, who brings the real magic to the MCU 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The novel is also structurally highly ambitious, shifting, in alternate chapters, between the viewpoints of the grand-matriarch, the manservant, two of the grandchildren and Hasan. The Silent House by Orhan Pamuk – review 2012-10-12T21:55:06Z The fridge was just next to the manservant's room in the basement, the door of which was open; Maugham glanced in and saw a naked teenage boy on the bed. The Servant: a 60s masterwork that hides its homosexuality in the shadows 2013-03-27T16:21:00Z As Season 3 begins, Elam and Cullen are heading to New York, where Cullen will try to regain control of the Union Pacific construction while Elam poses as his manservant. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Hell on Wheels’ Returns for a Third Season on AMC 2013-08-08T21:31:41Z One of the slaves who joined my family was Nwaokonkwo, a convicted murderer from another village who chose slavery as an alternative to capital punishment and eventually became Nwaubani Ogogo’s most trusted manservant. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z But mostly Springfield's resident nuclear energy magnate uses his vast wealth to push the little people around and string along his long-suffering manservant Smithers. Six to watch: TV's rich list 2012-05-29T14:42:01Z Fatma has a dwarf manservant, Recep, who readers know to be closer to the family than most of its members are aware, and whose nephew, Hasan, becomes the story's driving and destructive force. The Silent House by Orhan Pamuk – review 2012-10-12T21:55:06Z But the founders felt less like Iron Man than the Avengers’ loyal manservant, Edwin Jarvis. Bay Area Millennials are Flocking to Communes 2013-12-12T00:53:10Z The counter-argument, from the grammatical standpoint, is that nouns morph into adjectives all the time: a “manservant” is a male servant; the “autumn equinox” sounds better than the “autumnal equinox.” Female Trouble: The Debate Over “Woman” as an Adjective 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Now a new manservant is playing an important role in the Starz show “Blunt Talk,” starring Patrick Stewart as British expatriate Walter Blunt, a charismatic but self-destructive American news host. Being Blunt: Modern-Day Butlers with Multiple Skills in Demand 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The Italian nobleman of the classic opera and his manservant were turned here into two hipsters, into beer and recreational drugs and replete with all the gestures that transmit coolness. Mozart in the forest: a different Don Giovanni 2010-08-09T21:52:00Z But now he was playing a slave — a manservant to the show’s white protagonist — and, as for many in the cast, that has been an emotional career move. The Cast of ‘Amazing Grace’ Grapples With Slavery 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Along the way, he and his trusty manservant Passepartout face bandits, storms and skullduggery, and must save a princess from certain death. This week's new theatre 2013-04-20T05:00:22Z Page Six dubbed him Lawrence's "bodyguard/manservant" during her New York apartment hunt, the New York Daily News called him a "mystery stud" and People ID'd him as her "rugged sidekick." Jennifer Lawrence's new bodyguard gets a lot of love from fans 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z A young Black “manservant” for a white family, who called him “Humpy” because of a back deformity. ‘From the Dustbin of History,’ a Photo Archive of the Jim Crow South 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z And then ponder these lines from Alessandra Stanley’s review in The New York Times: “Behind every great woman there is a manservant. Or there should be.” What’s on TV Thursday 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z His manservant, Figaro, is to be married to Susanna later that day and this will be their new quarters. Nozze di Figaro: The revolution in action 2013-07-10T14:55:47Z But they share a tendency to beat up their manservants when they feel they are being disrespected or misinformed. | 'The Comedy of Errors': Giving Shakespeare His Sombrero and Kazoo 2011-03-18T11:00:00Z She Seems to Have It All, a Whole Nation in Fact Behind every great woman there is a manservant. The TV Watch: ‘Borgen,’ a Danish Political Drama Series, on Link TV 2012-10-11T22:07:07Z LeFou, for the uninitiated, is a bumbling manservant to Gaston, the egotistical hunter who is determined, muscles popping, to woo the bookish Belle. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Director Talks of ‘Exclusively Gay’ Moment 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Yet the story comes swathed in the synthetic textures of Stuart Briner's arrangements, mostly prompted by Godber's decision to make Professor Aronnax's manservant a woman to supply the romantic interest that Verne neglected to include. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2010-06-02T21:01:00Z In “Twelfth Night,” Viola, masquerading as a manservant, woos Olivia on behalf of Duke Orsino, who Viola herself will fall in love with even as Olivia falls in love with her. Movie Review: In ‘Viola,’ Shakespeare Is Lens to Look at Young Argentines 2013-07-11T21:39:22Z Blunt relies on his manservant, Harry, to help him navigate his messy personal and professional life. Being Blunt: Modern-Day Butlers with Multiple Skills in Demand 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Minutes later the dear girl’s body is lacquered to death by Auric Goldfinger’s Korean manservant. The James Bond Films at 50: A Golden Franchise for the Ages 2012-10-05T12:00:58Z Blunt’s loyal team, including network producers and his trusty manservant Harry, rally around him with an absurdist sense of mission, defending, readying and even spooning the human wrecking ball. Being Blunt: When the News Becomes the News: A Playbook for Recovering 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z By the end of his chapter, Ah Ling has given up the cushy life of the manservant to work in the mountains with his countrymen. The Anxious, Unfinished Story of Chinese-American Assimilation 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Last December, Sotheby’s in London sold a 1780s portrait of two British officials in Calcutta and their exhausted Indian manservant for $1.2 million. Antiques: Johan Zoffany, Portraitist; Diaries of M. Louise Baker 2011-10-20T20:53:53Z Corden is the chief clown, playing a down-at-his-heels manservant who overtaxes his limited mental capacity by simultaneously working for two demanding bosses. 'One Man, Two Guvnors' earns back its investment 2012-08-22T18:31:05Z These remarkably boring-looking, model-perfect men are willing to remove their shirts while providing the aforementioned attentions, but customers are required to agree to not engage in any “demeaning” behavior toward the manservants. The “manservants” craze: Why women’s sexual fantasies are so embarrassing 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Chief among them are Carrodos’s manservant, Parkinson, “an unquenchable stickler for decorum,” and Louis Carlyle, a private investigator specializing in “defalcation and divorce.” The best new audiobooks for your summer vacation 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Playing the manservant, Bennett, Tim Wallers lets rip with a degree of social and historical consciousness unavailable to the household help in “Earnest.” Review: ‘Travesties’ and Finding New Depth in Stoppard 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The play centres on Queen Victoria and her growing attachment to one of her Indian manservants in the royal household. Boyd unveils his final RSC season 2012-07-10T17:04:41Z Alfred the amiable manservant and invaluable counselor we’ve met in previous “Batman” stories has had a couple decades to get used to the idea. 'Gotham' Recap: Batman as a Goth Boy, the Butler as an Angry Young Man 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z As for the stoic, cryptic manservant Mr. Bates, I knew I'd seen him before, in person, being stoic and cryptic in a different way. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Familiar Faces in Two Dimensions 2013-01-10T18:24:54Z James Corden: The British actor was pure silly bliss in the delirious "One Man, Two Guvnors," playing a down-at-his-heels manservant who overtaxed his limited mental capacity by simultaneously working for two demanding bosses. The AP picks its Top 10 theater moments of 2012 2012-12-13T13:00:13Z Exploring cruelty is what Mr. Crouch is after in his latest riff on a Shakespearean character, the manservant Malvolio from “Twelfth Night.” Tim Crouch on ‘I, Malvolio,’ His One-Man Show at the Duke 2013-01-12T01:36:17Z Flinching at every flap of his wife’s lacerating tongue, he’s a near caricature of the henpecked husband, and Mr. Shannon plays him with the air of a slightly vexed manservant. Review: In ‘The Harvest,’ Love Is Wielded With a Chill 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The term “manservant” may sound like a quant vestige of a long-ago age. Being Blunt: Modern-Day Butlers with Multiple Skills in Demand 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Peering at her through a crack in the door is a grubby rustic, Harwell, his manservant in his hand, vigorously foraging in his worsted undergarments while she slowly emerges from the water. Camelot: episode seven 2011-07-16T21:03:00Z Back then, JJ was a be-mulleted, Daisy Duke-wearing pantywaist who cried upon physical contact, loved bringing his opponents to small claims court and idolized Troy to the point where he boasted about being his manservant. My life as a fake fake wrestler 2013-03-06T19:22:00Z It begins in the mid-eighteen-hundreds, with Ah Ling, a migrant worker in California who becomes the manservant and personal laundryman for a railroad baron. The Anxious, Unfinished Story of Chinese-American Assimilation 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z His loyal manservant Walt Nauta was charged, along with Trump, with five counts of concealing or withholding documents and taking part in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. New Mar-a-Lago documents charges show Donald Trump is a poor mob boss 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Obviously, impeachment is off the table with the House in the hands of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her loyal manservant Kevin McCarthy. Ginni Thomas payments mark a tipping point for the Supreme Court 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z His stalwart manservant, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., initially involved himself in Trump's attempts to strong-arm state officials into throwing out legitimate votes in order to help him win. Suddenly Republicans want norms, ethics and "civility": Are they actually psychopaths? 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z He is the most loyal of all the Trump loyalists, a man who was saved from an ignominious failure as Indiana governor in 2016 and turned into the president's personal political manservant. Looks like Mike Pence wants to salvage his reputation for 2024: Hell to the nope 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z So he went to India and brought back a manservant. Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin fondly look back at 'The Last of Sheila' 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z And he tried to get a historical marker for Jim Lewis, Stonewall Jackson’s black manservant, put up in Lexington. Perspective | Lee-Jackson Day with a dash of history and context 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Well, yes, he is, though not all the time, fortunately, as the plot requires the Genie to blend in and pass himself off as Aladdin’s manservant. Review: While far from vital, ‘Aladdin’ isn’t the disastrous Disney-Will Smith remake you feared 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Just five weeks before the murder, Lord William had hired a new Swiss manservant, a 24-year-old former footman, on the recommendation of a friend. Review | Did crime literature inspire murder in Victorian England? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Then, in 1865, another account was published by Paul Jennings, the former slave who worked at the White House as a manservant to President James Madison. Canada didn’t burn the White House. And Dolley Madison needs a fact check, too. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Cannon: The manservant was someone who specialized in massage and bathing. Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin fondly look back at 'The Last of Sheila' 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z He hobbled down the steps of the restaurant leaning on his walking stick, with Gray holding him up like an eighteenth-century manservant. An excerpt from 'The Vanity Fair Diaries' 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s a sequel of sorts to 1997’s “Mrs. Brown,” in which Dench played a middle-aged Victoria, a recent widow, forming an emotional bond with her manservant at Balmoral Castle. Judi Dench makes ‘Victoria & Abdul’ engaging 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z After the war, he remained a close friend of his childhood manservant, Aaron Burton, writing him letters and sending him money until Burton’s death in 1902. Confederate memorial to anti-slavery Virginian John Singleton Mosby upends battle over monuments 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z York became Clark’s slave by inheritance, and worked as Clark’s “manservant” until President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis across the country to the mouth of the Columbia River. Righting history: Every month is Black History Month at BlackPast.org 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z So, finally, because I trusted James, I let his manservant come to my place. Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin fondly look back at 'The Last of Sheila' 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Asked about the origins of “Loving,” Green recalled the words of a volunteer who had been a manservant: The Novelist of Human Unknowability 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Governor Chris Christie, of New Jersey, another of Trump’s opponents early in the campaign, has transformed himself into a sort of manservant, who is constantly with Trump at events. Inside the G.O.P.’s Trump Dilemma 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The character of Virgil, portrayed by an African-American wrestler, Michael Jones, was a slave-like manservant employed by ‘The Million Dollar Man’, Ted Dibiase. The history of racism in wrestling goes deeper than you might think | Owen Duffy 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Ross: “I cannot have my wife wrestling a manservant.” 'Poldark' Episode 4 Recap: Ignominy vs. Constancy 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z A Nigerian manservant said he, too, was getting just 20. In Qatar, migrant workers paid to be sports ‘fans’ 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z A new maid and manservant – both Filipinos – were employed, and I was turfed out of my room so the maid could sleep there. Au pairs on a pittance: the young women minding kids for £2 an hour 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z His manservant carried him into the Chamber and was, exceptionally, allowed to remain there to assist him during debates. The adventurer who had no limbs 2012-12-06T01:44:12Z Merlin centres around a young wizard living in Camelot and working as King Arthur's manservant. Merlin to end at Christmas 2012-11-26T08:16:14Z From inappropriately wrestling manservants to winning over the posh folk to carrying Ross’s spawn, Demelza truly came into her own in this episode. 'Poldark' Episode 4 Recap: Ignominy vs. Constancy 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The trusted manservant said he wanted to help root out the corruption, "because the pope was not sufficiently informed", according to details made public when Gabriele was indicted in August. Trial of pope's ex-butler to shine big light on tiny Vatican 2012-09-27T13:38:56Z Instead, they would stay with the maid in the afternoons while the manservant and I were sent across town to clean the new apartment from top to bottom before for the move. Au pairs on a pittance: the young women minding kids for £2 an hour 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z He remembered the manservant's visit, and the thing looked black. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The door of the house immediately in front of me as I crossed was open, and an elderly manservant out of livery was standing at it, looking up and down the pavement by turns. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z Presently a manservant came from the house, carrying a box. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z She had come so far towards a proper conception of Kipps' social position as to admit the prospect of one servant—"but lor'!" she would say, "you'd want a manservant in this 'ouse." Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z I rang the visitors' bell, and a manservant in ornate livery opened at once. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z In the parlour there was a great noise; for the menservants were prevented by the intruders from laying the table, and were unable to turn them out. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Yes, the grave manservant assured, but he doubted if M. le m�decin could as yet receive monsieur. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z They had a manservant named Salathiel, a person of rigid piety. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The girls were seated on tufts of hay, with the men leaning in attendance on them, and the manservant waiting on all. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Thus I think it most probable that my manservant had been a mathematician but had escaped by the aid of logic. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z Placed between Scylla and Charybdis, between Manasseh and his manservant, he felt he could sooner face the former. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The staff of servants had been increased at her suggestion and under her directions, and the menservants were put into livery. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I went back to my rooms, and while there a manservant whom Essaieff had promised to send to me, arrived. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z A manservant came with the tea-basket, and the girls spread the cloth under a great willow tree. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z I once had a manservant who told me on a certain occasion that he “never thought a word about it.” The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z The nurse accompanied him, and a few yards behind walked a manservant, while a carriage was in attendance on the high road at the side. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z With him were his wife, his small son, and a manservant. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z But before we go in, remember your manservant's name is Vosk, and he is a very sharp fellow. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Apparently the anthropologist and the manservant had retired. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z As the manservant opened the door the General looked with some interest at the stranger, for such it seemed to him his visitor was. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z The familiar face of the manservant who let him in blurred before the young man’s eyes. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Sendlingen went to his own quarters; his old manservant let him in and followed him with anxious looks into his study. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The bell was answered by a quiet, elderly manservant in a neat livery. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Slipping past me, his old manservant, David, went to meet him. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z And then the speaker rang the bell, and Philip, hardly knowing where he went, found himself following a manservant to the street door. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z In the houses of the wealthy, the number of menservants amounts to fifty, sixty, and even a hundred or more. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Ely, of course, is describing the secrets of the manservant trade. Butler School: In Service of Those Who Serve 2011-05-19T21:00:03Z The manservant was sent away and his place taken by another. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z The Major cannot tell—cannot think—who; but the answer is given by his Irish manservant entering with a card, which he presents to Captain Ryecroft, saying, "It's for you, yer honner." Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z When the meal was eaten, three horses were brought to the door, one for me, one for my friend, and one for his manservant. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Nay, in some instances, every individual in the house, man and child, manservant and maid-servant, was furnished with a copy. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z At that moment the old manservant's eyes met his own, and the doctor's eyes grew suddenly moist at the beatific joy which illumined that harassed, anxious old face. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z He appeared wild-eyed upon the landing before his manservant, who was carrying a scuttle of coal upstairs. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z “Horses and mules all here, sir,” reported the manservant after a brisk look round. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z As we talk, a manservant brings copious trays of an unusually varied assortment of the traditional offering to guests of dried fruits, nuts and candies, as well as the inevitable green tea. Ann Marlowe: The Man Who Might Have Been 'King' 2010-04-10T02:05:00Z On the manservant's face was an expression of lively curiosity and disapproval, mingled with a subdued but unholy mirth which was not lost on the doctor, and which particularly exasperated him. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z By his tone the manservant understood that the girl who had come so unexpectedly was to be treated with the utmost courtesy. Capricious Caroline A manservant entered and placed refreshment on the table and noiselessly withdrew. The Princess Galva A Romance She leaves there at ten o'clock, on foot, accompanied only by another lady and a manservant who is in my pay. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 "Very good, sir," replied the manservant, who had absorbed the lucid but inexplicable instructions without the quiver of an eyelash. A Traitor's Wooing A fortnight later the three, with maid and manservant, had left Krogskogen. Mary This is the case generally with the assessed taxes, or the charges made upon people who have menservants, private carriages, &c. Political economy The old manservant knew that he ought to have cleared it away, but it was a long journey from Corbo, and it had been put off. The Princess Galva A Romance The menservants—except the steward—had joined the pursuit; she heard them to the south beating the naked woods and shrubbery and calling to each other. The Blind Man's Eyes Jacques is a manservant who travels with his master, has adventures with him, talks incessantly to him, and tells him stories, as also does another character, the mistress of a country inn. A Short History of French Literature I rode upon a mule, attended only by my manservant and by a taciturn guide who led a baggage-mule. Bye-Ways In less than two minutes a manservant appeared in the doorway. Lady Cassandra He gave one glance at Edward, who was standing over the old manservant, the revolver held waveringly within an inch of the evil face. The Princess Galva A Romance Fairfax was an hour and a half late, and, in spite of the refusal of the manservant, came limping in, and found the master taking a glass of hot milk and a biscuit. Fairfax and His Pride If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, When they contended with me: What then shall I do when God riseth up? The Bible Story As fast as Hippolyte, the manservant, returned with an armful to the library, Monsieur Sariette, with a trembling hand, restored them piously to their places. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Mr Ranger Gull introduces as a manservant one of the most celebrated burglars of the day, a peer poisoned with carbon disulphide, wireless apparatus, and the lost heir to a peerage. A Novelist on Novels His entrance interrupted an animated conversation which was being held between the two as the manservant announced his name, and, in another instant, his mother was in his arms. The Mountain Girl A grey-haired manservant, in black livery, looked down at me in surprise. A Monk of Cruta And she was of a goodly countenance, and exceeding beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and menservants, and maidservants, and cattle and lands. The Bible Story Impatient to know the truth, the zealous guardian of the library called the manservant. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels All the servants she had with her were an old grey-haired manservant and an old lady's- maid. Weird Tales, Vol. II. He walked past her into the hall, and the little manservant suddenly materialised in the middle of the space and came forward to brush him obsequiously. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman It was indeed curious that such important people had no attendants, neither manservant nor maidservant, and the young lady sadly in need of assistance. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Everybody in the house was asleep--the manservant, the maids, her husband too--long ago. The Son of His Mother When new boots were sent home he was accustomed to set them on one side, and get his manservant to wear them a short time to prepare them for his own feet. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Robert Garth and a manservant were sent with the horses, a carriage, and the heavy impedimenta to Esbjerg by steamer, late in April, to prepare for the occupation of the mansion at Rosendal. A Danish Parsonage When I awoke late that afternoon my manservant placed in my hand the last edition of the London Times. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 Somewhere in my wake the manservant vanished, and I seemed free to explore in another direction. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire "I thought you might come to-day," she said, and told the manservant to deny her to other callers. The Passionate Friends A maidservant can be hired for less than a manservant, a daughter can claim less than a son. The Soul of a People A manservant being present secured the knife hastily, anointed it with oil, and putting it into the drawer, besought the patient not to touch it for some days. Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The porter had gone to help a manservant fetch the trunk from the other end of the car. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The men help themselves, but a manservant is present to supply fresh glasses, etc. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The menservants were instantly summoned, and sent on horseback different ways. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago In the big house, he probably had a pallet bed in one of those upper dormitories where the menservants slept, and he doubtless fed with them in the lower hall at first. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome As he was seated directly behind the manservant, Jules, Fandor had a view of his broad back, surmounted by a big bullet head and ruffled hair. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas The porter and the manservant stood at attention. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation This same attendant also calls for the carriages upon the departure of the guests.-243- Another manservant, or a white-capped maid, waits at the door, which is opened without the bell being touched. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society He remained within the shadow until the yellow lights of the carriage had disappeared through the gates; then, he came forward, just as Rudd, the manservant, was closing the front door. The Scarlet Feather We were met at Orly Field by Francois, my father's solemn manservant, who had been delegated not so much as escort as he was chaperone, my father having retained much of the old world proprieties. My Father, the Cat The manservant disappeared a minute, then ushered into the study a very unassuming woman of uncertain age and quite ordinary looking. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas The price at which she was valued was her board, her lodging, the attendance of a manservant, and two hundred pounds a year. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) He could see the menservants within preparing the table which, set for two covers, showed a pretty display of cut-glass, flowers, old silver, and shining damask under the yellow rays of the lit candles. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange She longed to call her manservant to turn the fellow out of doors, but she dared not. The Scarlet Feather Then they built a room behind the solar for the daughters and the maidservants; the sons and the menservants still sleeping in the Hall. The History of London But apparently the one and only manservant the house boasted was occupied elsewhere, for no one answered. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas The door of Roebuck’s house was opened for me by a maid—a manservant would have been a “sinful” luxury, a manservant might be an assassin or might be hired by plotters against his life. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 A coachman and manservant were the only other members of the family. Kościuszko A Biography While she was paying the taxi, the door opened and a manservant, English, with sparse grey hair and a pleasant wooden face, came out and took her bag and hat-box. Juggernaut Short, the prim manservant, who admitted me, showed me at once up to his master’s room, and I stayed for half-an-hour with him. The Seven Secrets She had sent off her manservant, and was preparing to take the tram back to Auteuil. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas So Silas came to Charleston driving a pair of absolutely matched chestnuts, a coloured manservant in the Grangerson livery in attendance. The Ghost Girl The manservant, with his plain black clothes and black tie, had entered the room with a deferential little gesture. Anna the Adventuress The door of The Towers was open, but no stately manservant was stationed there. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The next morning a carriage came for Mr. Henry Moncrief, to which he was able to limp by the assistance of a manservant. The Hero of Garside School Accompanied by the manservant, he went quickly upstairs and into Elizabeth's room. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Quist, the doctor's manservant, peered out of the stateroom behind him. The Star Hyacinths The manservant shall bring your trunks in and pay the fare too, if you like.” Anna the Adventuress The most fashionable and efficient menservants are of English, Scotch, or Irish birth or descent. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men He had neither menservants nor maidservants,594 nor villages nor hamlets, nor in fact any revenues, ecclesiastical or secular, even when he was a bishop. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh An advertisement for a manservant cut out of this morning's Daily Telegraph; I saw it myself. The Man Who Knew He strode slowly up to the table and Boundary's manservant, with a little grin, closed the door. Jack O' Judgment The way the Sheikh rode his haughty animal provoked her admiration; it was to her after the manner in which the British aristocracy treat their powdered and silk-stockinged menservants. There was a King in Egypt Your menservants touch their hats to you on receiving orders in the open, on being addressed, and upon your appearance. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Annette's ringer on the bronze bell-push evoked a manservant in livery, with a waistcoat of horizontal yellow and black stripes like a wasp and a smooth, subtle, still face. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Evidently a manservant who was on his way to interview a new employer. The Man Who Knew There was nobody in save the one manservant he kept by the day, and he passed into the dining-room overlooking the street. Jack O' Judgment The old manservant who had been with the Mantons always, stood framed in the inverted V of the parted portières. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest "Their maidservant and their manservant, dad?" says Bonnie Bell. The Man Next Door The smooth manservant lowered his head in a nod that was just not a bow, and closed the tall door. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories I know his manservant,” said Mabberly, as he looked out at the window. The Eagle Cliff One was laden with luggage; the second was mounted by a manservant; and the third, provided with saddle and pillion, was for Clarice and her father. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Eloquent had taken a small furnished house in Marlehouse, and was installed there with a housekeeper and manservant for the fortnight preceding the election. The Ffolliots of Redmarley My old manservant and his wife stuck to me, and kept my secrets. The Crooked House She went to the door and opened it for herself; the smooth manservant was deprived of the spectacle of her departure. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Every man, woman, manservant or maidservant and grown-up child, has his or her dog which obeys and listens to his master alone. The Land of the Long Night Was it possible that Bailey or his Italian manservant had unexpectedly returned! The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime He rang loudly, and Fusby, the old manservant, switched on the light as he opened the door and revealed a square, oak-panelled room and the warning cards. The Ffolliots of Redmarley They are for rushing in, but the manservant knows better: "Sure, don't you know, if there was anyone shot the master would ring the bell." Irish Books and Irish People Mid-way he paused and stroked his beard again, and looked grimly up at where the maid and the manservant were blue-black against the evening sky. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure A black manservant—and, as I live, in a gold-laced hat! Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales The old manservant was the selfsame man who had so devotedly served the previous tenant. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime But on the first day of the New Year, as I was writing in my study, a manservant brought me a letter and a basket. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 The porter touched the electric bell at the Sands' door, and almost instantly a manservant appeared. The Lion's Mouse The door was opened by a manservant, whose face expressed pleasure as the Governor passed him with all the airs of incontestable proprietorship. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Arriving at Cherry Orchard, the elderly manservant relieved him of his coat with a deferential smile. Afterwards They mounted a police car, and were driven away down the road, while into a second car the tenant of The Yews and his Italian manservant were placed under escort, and also driven away. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime Wharton and Fullarton both said that they should prefer going outside; and in a few minutes they were on their way, the three menservants riding inside the fly. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Among the prisoners who next morning were reported to the captain as safe were Fulke, his daughter, and one manservant. Boycotted And Other Stories Then he rang a bell for a manservant. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels An elderly manservant speedily appeared; and his face, which wore a worried expression, lightened as he saw Anstice standing on the steps. Afterwards He lived, as he worked, alone, attended only by a taciturn manservant who had been with him for many years. The Hand in the Dark They waited three or four minutes for Mr. Tulloch to appear; then the door opened, and the manservant entered and, walking up to Mr. Moffat, said a word or two. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Why, p. 89we never sat down to dinner without two menservants!’ That Stick At that moment a manservant appeared in the doorway of the conservatory. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels In the hall the manservant waited, and Anstice, pitying his evident anxiety, spoke reassuringly to him as he took his coat. Afterwards At the bottom of the stairs she encountered a manservant bearing a tray with sherry decanters and biscuits across the hall. The Hand in the Dark As they stood chatting, a manservant had placed the portmanteaus on the box of a pretty open carriage, drawn by two horses. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Only a woman and a manservant were found there. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS I should mention that at this time I was not married, but had set up a modest apartment of my own with a consulting-room and a single manservant. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels A manservant seized Charles by the hand, and took him out with him. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales A knock at the entrance door of the second-floor flat brought forth a manservant whose smart bearing and precision of manner suggested military training. The Hand in the Dark His throat was dry, his pulses pounded, his knees all but knocked together under him, as he followed the manservant across the hall, into her presence. The Lady Paramount The news, therefore, brought down by the menservants excited a lively interest. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War The end of the first quarter finds them sending Harris, the English manservant, in haste to buy a frying-pan with the last unspent three shillings and sixpence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 15, 1920 I have a flat in Jermyn Street, and a trustworthy manservant. Foe-Farrell He possessed a carriage, a country-house, menservants the tallest in Paris; and by special authority from Louis XIV., a pack of hounds. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" To keep a manservant for protection would not do. Dr. Dumany's Wife "Yes, sire, the six menservants who were sleeping in the house were all killed--four in their beds, two while hastening from below to assist their master." With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War The mention of an animal being caught by a foreleg reminds me of the strange experience that Louison Laferte, a French half-breed, manservant at Fort Rae, once had with a wolf. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure They walked out of the drawing-room to the head of the grand staircase, and there shook hands and parted, a manservant being in waiting to show Sir Francis to the door. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Resolving to interrogate the owner of the house on the subject, I rapped at the front door, but was informed by the manservant, obviously a German, that his master never saw anyone without an appointment. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter There was another manservant at the door, who stood his ground swinging a bronze statuette. The Danger Mark The real Dukes and Sir Harrys took snuff with a grace, but they did not do anything so low as to smoke, and their menservants faithfully aped their preferences and their aversions. The Social History of Smoking It was hard to say where Carter Tipton would be at the moment; his manservant would probably know. Murder in the Gunroom I hurried down to the dining-room, and found the housekeeper in her best black silk dress, looking even more distressed than the manservant had been. The Mysterious Shin Shira "A lady's whim," her maid said to herself, when she noticed the ardent looks which Miss Zoë gave her manservant, "which will soon pass away." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 A manservant stood behind Lady Jane's chair, and the butler was in constant attendance at the sideboard. Nobody's Man To a manservant standing in the background the young woman spoke. The Big-Town Round-Up If a man has bought a manservant or a maidservant and has a complaint, his seller shall answer the complaint. p. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 She handed him over to a manservant, who offered him dress clothes, and waited upon him with the calm, dexterous skill of a well-trained valet. The Survivor P: And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side A manservant answered his ring at once and led him into a cool, white stone hall, the walls of which were hung from floor to ceiling with hunting and sporting trophies. Nobody's Man A roughly dressed lad had presented himself at the front door and insisted on seeing Colonel Burr, in spite of all the resistance of his manservant. Greenwich Village If he has handed over a manservant or a maidservant to work off a debt, and the merchant shall remove and sell them for money, no one can object. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 There is no manservant to wait on me, not even any one to send out on a message, or to get what the doctor orders. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 In the morning, before breakfast, little Edith was brought over to us by the manservant with a message—'The boy was in convulsions; there was danger.' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Major S—— died, as already stated, in 1876, and was buried beside Sarah N—— and, it is said, an old Indian manservant. The Alleged Haunting of B—— House "You see," he pursued, "though I'm only a mere man, I know the cost of living has soared sky-high, including"—with a sly glance at Penelope—"the cost of menservants and maidservants." The Moon out of Reach And when Diana had entered the car, he waved aside the manservant and himself tucked the big fur rug carefully round her. The Splendid Folly I have taken two more menservants to act as special guard for her, and they two, or myself and one of them, always accompany her, with well primed pistols, I warrant you. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Two antiquated domestics, a cook and a manservant, who had been with the family for forty years, alone glided in their slippers about the deserted rooms, like a couple of ghosts. His Masterpiece Hearken, Abraham: here is Sarah your wife and Isaac your son, and here are all your manservants and maidservants about you. Old Testament Legends being stories out of some of the less-known apochryphal books of the old testament His steps lagged somewhat as he followed the manservant upstairs to Kitty's own particular den, and the slight limp which the war had left him seemed rather more marked than usual. The Moon out of Reach When the pastor told of his mishap, they all bestirred themselves, and the menservants went out to dig the horse out of the drift. Jerusalem At the same moment, FORTUNE, a manservant, enters, showing in MRS. The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith There was none of the airy talk that goes on in the houses of the rich while maids or menservants come respectfully to right or left of the diners with decanters or dishes. Nocturne A respectful manservant took Hugh's coat and hat; he led the way, and flung a door wide. The Imaginary Marriage But all the time he had lived the life of a simple burgher, plainly dressed, occupying the same modest dwelling-house, keeping only a single manservant. History of Holland This time she approached one of the menservants who was hanging round the stable door; he went in and told the master. Jerusalem The round table was set by the fire—it was the manservant who attended now; silver and glass and linen were perfect, and the simple fare carefully chosen and prepared. The Man Thou Gavest The lift-boy pressed a bell, the door opened, and there, at once exposed to the twins, was the square hall of the Sack flat with a manservant standing in it staring at them. Christopher and Columbus A manservant smiled when he told me of his only son's death. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People A manservant held the door open, and they all went in. Simon Called Peter To have a wife that menservants and maidservants will look down upon is not a pleasant prospect for a man with a big farmstead. Jerusalem Some months afterwards his manservant came to me on horseback at three o'clock in the morning, to say that his master was very bad, and would I come as soon as possible and see him. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry He kept no indoor menservants except Barry, the groom and gardener living in the village, while three or four maids were ample to wait on that quiet family. Nightfall In the right the maids' room, the manservant's room, and the mangling room; to the left the coachman's quarters, situated between the stable and the carriage shed and occupied by the Kruse family. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 I shall manage without a footman, although I have rather a weakness for menservants. The Dangerous Age Some groups pluralize both parts of the group; as man singer, manservant, woman servant, woman singer. An English Grammar All the menservants had run out into the streets after news of the progress of the fire, and the women were scared by their absence. The Sign of the Red Cross But before answering the Bishop's letter he passed it to his manservant for advice. Shandygaff When employed in early life as a manservant on a farm, she had married her mistress's daughter. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion A manservant—that would mean love affairs, squabbles, and troubles; or marriage, and a change of domestics. The Dangerous Age The manservant came out with a cup of coffee. Lady Connie The two menservants again flung wide the double doors and stood stiffly on either side as she passed out; then sedately walked home behind her at a respectful distance. The Parish Clerk I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?' The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell This kind-hearted man was unwilling to allow of my journeying alone, and insisted that two of his menservants should accompany me that day's march at least. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society But, Chief, Florence Levasseur's presence in the nursing-home proves as clearly as A B C that it was she who told the manservant to bring me that threatening letter for you! The Teeth of the Tiger I'm told that if you don't want less than seven servants, including one or two menservants, there's no difficulty about servants at all. Mr. Prohack The menservants would all have to go and fight if there were war. Christine It is then that she has fallen to beating the manservants and the maidservants, and has become drunken with the wine of this world. Satan Whereupon Charles Verity glanced up into the manservant's face, calmly arrogant. Deadham Hard The Prefect of Police, who arrived in his own car, was shown by the manservant into the waiting-room and then into the parlour, where the mother superior came to him at once. The Teeth of the Tiger Staid, dignified women who teach Sunday-school classes at home, who would not permit a white manservant to touch them, lean on their donkey-boys as if they were human balustrades. As Seen By Me Yesterday the menservants disappeared, and women waited on us. Christine General Greene, of New York, took with him to Manila a full-blooded black manservant, and he was a great curiosity to the Filipinos. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The manservant and a driver were dragging portmanteaux into the room. A Hero of Our Time At two o'clock in the morning a car stopped outside the house, and one of the manservants, who must have been waiting in the kitchen, hastened to the front door. The Teeth of the Tiger A short Japanese manservant escorted Miles to the doors of Homosoto's office. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Or reading sermons, and being catechised by their manservant, and set to learn a column of Scripture names, if they don’t answer properly?’ Wuthering Heights As we drove up to the great stone steps, the studded door was opened and a manservant appeared. The Brother of Daphne My manservant had only just locked the door when Grushnitski and the captain began knocking for admission. A Hero of Our Time Fauville, for whom he had to open the door, he had not left the kitchen, where he was playing at cards with the lady's maid and another manservant. The Teeth of the Tiger There in the threshold stood the manservant whom they called Oliphant, erect as a sentry on guard. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies She lifted the great house key from her side, and threatened to strike him down with it, calling aloud on Mar and Whelk and Plout, the menservants under her, to come and help her. The Princess and Curdie As a researcher and lecturer at the Royal Institution Davy worked closely with Michael Faraday who first joined the institution as his manservant and later became his secretary. The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view He was wearing a Hungarian jacket and was rather well dressed for a manservant. A Hero of Our Time In the morning before breakfast, little Edith was brought over to us by the manservant with a message, "the boy was in convulsions—there was danger." Life and Letters of Robert Browning Send to the Angel for Mr. Pickwick's manservant, I implore you, ma'am.' The Pickwick Papers I remember I tried a short cut through the grounds to the high-road and was given 'Good afternoon' by a smiling German manservant. Mr. Standfast He spoke clearly so that she might have the pleasure of being certain that the menservants heard. The Shuttle The manservant made a scornful face on hearing such a modest promise, but he assured Maksim Maksimych that he would execute his commission. A Hero of Our Time The kind of man who can lean up against a mantel, or propose a toast, or give an order to a manservant, or whisper a gallant speech in a lady's ear with equal ease. One Basket He was a manservant out of employ, and not, even on the surface, quite the sort of fellow that a respectable couple like the Boursiers might be expected to accept as a family friend. She Stands Accused They had brought from New York to look after them and their belongings the first English manservant Battle Field had seen. The Cost When a manservant opened the front door, the square hall looked very splendid to Selden. The Shuttle Without turning round the manservant growled something to himself as he undid a portmanteau. A Hero of Our Time So he rented an apartment, many-roomed and expensive, with a manservant in charge, and furnished it in styles and periods ranging through all the Louis. One Basket A manservant followed, carrying the box containing the Last Doll, a housemaid carried a second box, and Becky brought up the rear, carrying a third and wearing a clean apron and a new cap. A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time The manservant, finding his mistake, had long since returned, and all hopes had centred upon Henchard. The Mayor of Casterbridge The manservant, standing behind Mount Dunstan's chair, forgot himself also, thought he was a trained domestic whose duty it was to present dishes to the attention without any apparent mental processes. The Shuttle A manservant came to invite me to Princess Ligovski's—I bade him say that I was ill. A Hero of Our Time One flight down he met face to face a manservant, evidently a footman, with an armful of clothing which he was conveying from one chamber to another. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf A smooth-faced manservant, laden with a pile of magnificent rugs, struck a match and began to examine the labels on the chairs. The Great Secret It was barely half-past nine now, and the Italian manservant said he had last seen his master alive at seven o'clock. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles The maid—her name's Parker—is dusting the photographs and things, and she says to the manservant something about "The mistress does seem in a tantrum, doesn't she, Parker?" Love's Shadow But the manservant and his wife whom she had installed in the little brick house were well-trained and competent to the last degree, and the ménage ran like clock-work without any help from her. The Old Gray Homestead As France perceived the identity of the visitor whom his old manservant was showing into the study, a slight shade of annoyance passed over his face. The Case of Richard Meynell Two of the maids—there was no manservant in the house now—laid their mistress on a mattress, and carried her to her room. Heather and Snow I casually mentioned our having brought an English manservant. Ruggles of Red Gap A very German-looking manservant opened it after the briefest of delays—a man with fair moustache, fat, stolid face and inquisitive eyes. The Mischief Maker Thou shalt not covet the wife … or his manservant, or his maidservant, or anything that is his: I am God, thy God. Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 Angelica saw a manservant standing beside some baggage as she passed, and wondered who had arrived. The Heavenly Twins My dear soul, the manservant ushered me into a drawing-room, when I arrived, the colours of which were simply frantic. The Far Horizon Their best-dressed men are apparently turned out not by menservants but by modistes. Ruggles of Red Gap Estermen has reported to me," he remarked, "that you keep no manservant. The Mischief Maker He had seen the housemaids and the menservants carrying them in after the dance. The Man in Gray They repent together, but she is married to an unsavoury manservant named Strap as a reward; while Roderick considers himself entitled to the peerless Narcissa. The Heavenly Twins With the help of a manservant who used to go about with him, he himself got the motor ready and prepared to visit the polls. Cæsar or Nothing In the basement lived Niels, manservant to the family, who, besides his domestic occupations, found time to develop a talent for business. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth It was immediately opened by a manservant, who recognized him with a bow and a smile, for which, somehow or other, he felt thankful. The Mischief Maker A manservant in a white tie brought them some weak tea and little dry, round biscuits. The Possessed (The Devils) Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The Bible, King James version, Book 12: 2 Kings They had a manservant and a maid with them to relieve them of all the details. The Great God Success Rénine left the room to give an order to his manservant. The Eight Strokes of the Clock I shall have to do without a manservant. The Mischief Maker How does the most meritorious manservant announce himself when he wants the best possible place? The Fallen Leaves As he turned from the house a manservant appeared at the door—crossed the enclosure—and threw the gate open for Ovid, without uttering a word. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time The manservant had left the room, a sort of library-reception room. The Great God Success His manservant, Achille Dupont, who accompanied him wherever he went, had all a Frenchman's quick grasp of a situation, he reflected. The Vision of Desire He has no conception of that ferocious decorum we Anglo-Saxons require from our manservants and our maidservants. Castilian Days A doctor, for example, after carefully and expensively educating himself, must invest in house and furniture, horses, carriage, and menservants, before the public patient will think of calling him in. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The speechless manservant opened a door on the right, and made a bow, inviting the visitor to enter. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time A manservant came in and said something in a low voice. The Minister's Charge On feast days, on account of the hardness of their work, a glass of brandy was handed to the coachman, the menservants and the Starost. The Precipice The door was opened by a very respectable looking elderly gentleman, with well powdered hair, and attended by two menservants in handsome liveries, carrying lights. Tom Cringle's Log I could hear my uncle grumbling and growing angry; finally the manservant told me to come in. Swann's Way The manservant, whose name was Nepomucino, presided over orchard and paddock, also to some extent over the entire establishment. The Purple Land He maintained the attitude throughout dinner, and conscious of the watching manservant Diana made herself reply to his easy conversation. The Sheik She obtained from her stepfather a passport to proceed to Skye with a manservant and a maid. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden Lady Maulevrier's maid was also in attendance, and one of the menservants slept in his clothes on a couch in the corridor, ready for any emergency. Phantom Fortune, a Novel It is open on fixed days, and free save that one manservant receives the visitor and another conducts him from room to room. A Wanderer in Florence I merely told her of my intention of keeping a manservant, when she fell into an extraordinary paroxysm. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction For the moment she could just sit still and be waited on by the soft-footed, soft-spoken manservant who seemed such a curious adjunct to the household of an Arab chief. The Sheik A household of elderly menservants presented a problem with which she knew she would find it difficult to deal. The Bars of Iron To one side stood a manservant to whom Sofia paid no attention till the sound of his name on Karslake's tongue struck an echo from her memory. Red Masquerade The old manservant was in the room in an instant. The Green Flag It must be a new servant with the new house, and a manservant too. A Flock of Girls and Boys Across the drawing-room that lady looked up from her cards and sharply interrogated a manservant who had silently presented himself to her attention. Alias the Lone Wolf He had not been at home when Julian had taken the news of the Squire's accident to the Abbey, and only menservants had come to the rescue. The Bars of Iron Suddenly the door was thrown open and a manservant rushed in—pale, confused, terror-stricken. The Sowers The money had been expended in the purchase of a disreputable old canary bird, for which Noaks, the manservant, had agreed to find board and lodging during the Christmas vacation. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs Some one coughed behind his back; he looked round and saw the manservant who had brought him in his coffee. On the Eve Mrs Weston can't have a manservant, and how on earth is she to get on without Elizabeth? Queen Lucia She would go down at once and telephone to Seymour's apartment in St. James's Palace cancelling her request to his manservant. December Love If our house is in Baker or Wimpole street, we must certainly have a manservant in sombre raiment to open our door, with a hobbledehoy or a buttons to run his superior's messages. Lectures and Essays A brisk manservant opened the door and faced the strange caller. The Rose in the Ring They had even to ring the bell before the door was opened by a manservant sent down a few days previously from town. The Great Impersonation I speak of menservants; I saw none of the other sex. Following the Equator, Part 5 Miss Van Tuyn stepped in, and the door was gently shut behind her by Arabian's manservant. December Love He became ashamed of haunting particular streets, and fancied the ladies of certain houses watched him; and that the maids and menservants chattered and speculated about his motives. The Maid of Maiden Lane Lie on a couch and order menservants about? The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca A manservant had turned the great key, drawn the bolts, and opened the door with difficulty. The Great Impersonation Francis dismissed the manservant at once as being out of keeping with his quaint and fascinating surroundings. The Evil Shepherd He had a Spanish manservant in the flat with him, but whether he, too, was Spanish Mrs. Birchington did not know. December Love In bed every night before eleven; hardly a ring at the door except on Mrs Gilbey's day once a month; and no other manservant to interfere with you. Fanny's First Play Your respect for the law has induced you to shoot a Capuchin in broad daylight, and forced you to leave Florence disguised as a manservant. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca Dominey found himself watching with fixed eyes the approach of his rather sad-faced manservant through the snow. The Great Impersonation With a manservant in the house, instead of a woman, of course things needed dusting. The Voice on the Wire She wondered whether his manservant was with them in the flat, or whether they were quite alone—shut in together. December Love Your manservant catches a sore throat, and is unable to go out, just when the visitor comes to whom you wish to show the neighboring country. The Recreations of a Country Parson In Ohio the manservant scowled at him because he involuntarily stared after his mistress as she paced the platform while the train waited at a station. Graustark Followed by the manservant, he darted into the sitting room and did several things at once. Number Seventeen The manservant slept in a small shed detached from the main house, and there were times when he did not appear in the morning. The Heart of Rachael The report I had was that she recognized nobody, except at intervals she knows her Italian manservant and calls him by name. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo But what has the manservant done that he should be thus discriminated against? Europe Revised The manservant came down two steps and took the little bag. Aaron's Rod "Well, what is it now?" he inquired, lifting his eyes to the manservant's impassive face. Number Seventeen A quiet manservant, who was by turns butler, chauffeur, and valet, was stepping softly about the room. The Heart of Rachael He rang the bell at the old-fashioned mansion, and a few moments later the door was opened by the manservant he had previously seen. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo I was about to have the first illuminating experience with an English manservant. Europe Revised The manservant went, and came back with the request that Aaron should wait. Aaron's Rod Having risen, she went into the drawing-room on the same floor as her bedchamber, and summoned two menservants. Our Friend the Charlatan Before very long we shall train an army of menservants, and send the women to the devil.' The Whirlpool At that moment there came a rap at the door and the young manservant entered, saying: "You're wanted on the telephone, ma'am." Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo One of the responsibilities of eumoiriety must be the encouragement and development of virtue in my manservant. Simon the Jester The manservant spoke only French and Spanish, no English. Aaron's Rod To cheer her spirits she drank from a cup of spiced ale, that the manservant had placed beside her covered with a napkin, and was glad of its warmth and comfort. The Lady of Blossholme The manservant who attended Mrs. Bray said ‘it was only the people making their games, as they always did, to the spirit of harvest.’ The Golden Bough His ring at the door was answered by a staid elderly Italian manservant. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo A house to house canvass was instituted with remarkable results, for manservant and maidservant bought eagerly of the books. The Life of George Borrow "Neither thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant," said she impressively, and more than once, as though Mr. Harding had forgotten the words. Barchester Towers Garth shook his head, and, when at last the manservant had reluctantly taken his departure, he remained for a long time sitting very still, staring out across the moon-washed garden. The Hermit of Far End Barnet went to the door—it was his manservant in search of him. Wessex Tales In a few seconds the elderly manservant burst into the room in a state of intense excitement. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo We were admitted by a strange, wizened, rusty-coated old manservant, who seemed in keeping with the house. The Hound of the Baskervilles The old manservant paused, resting his blinking eyes on the pale sunlight through the bars of his narrow window, so that a little bird on the window-sill looked at him and instantly flew away. The Country House Dame Tremblay left her to her musings, to go, she said, to rouse up the lazy maids and menservants, to straighten up the confusion of everything in the Ch�teau after the late long feast. The Golden Dog To this unwarranted attack Bob Pillin made no answer save a laugh; he perceived that a manservant had entered the room. Five Tales She rented a small furnished house facing the sea, and was accompanied by an Italian manservant and a French maid. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo There are one maid, an old manservant, the sister, and the brother, the latter not a very strong man. The Hound of the Baskervilles A very old manservant, whose face was all puckers, opened the door suddenly to peer out at the storm, but seeing Mrs. Pendyce, he peered at her instead. The Country House She was expecting Prince Andrew any moment and twice that day sent a manservant to the Vozdvizhenka to ascertain whether he had come. War and Peace But for that, the manservant, Martin by name, last saw him in this room. Trent's Last Case A ring at the door brought a young manservant whom the caller addressed as Arthur, and, wishing him good afternoon, asked if Mrs. Bond were at home. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo The front door was open, so we rushed in and hurried from room to room to the amazement of a doddering old manservant, who met us in the passage. The Hound of the Baskervilles As twilight drew on they all went away, and I was left alone with Mr. and Mrs. M'Leod, while tall menservants and maidservants took away the tennis and tea things. Actions and Reactions An old powdered manservant who was sitting in the antechamber rose quietly and said in a whisper: "Please walk in." War and Peace The door was opened by a manservant and he went straight in. Tommy and Co. You don't think that her manservant—I forget the fellow's name—fired the shot? Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo There was an old manservant at Merripit House, whose name was Anthony. The Hound of the Baskervilles I was handed over to the manservant, a melancholy, swarthy individual, who led the way, my bag in his hand, to my bedroom. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Behind him stood the aide-de-camp, the doctors, and the menservants; the men and women had separated as in church. War and Peace Smollett was energetic and ambitious enough to start in rather a grand way, with a large house, a carriage, menservants, and the rest. Travels through France and Italy Meanwhile, the servants bustled to and fro; an outdoor manservant came in for orders, and sat down near Wilson. Mary Barton There's only one servant, a manservant, and he sleeps in a detached lodge. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper The manservant and the maidservant within the gates, like Miss Willoughby, employing that crisp gift for characterization which is the property of the English lower orders, described him as a Nosy Parker. Something New Perhaps we are not afraid of menservants if we look out at them from the cradle. And Even Now "I am not going to have any supper," he said to his manservant Corney, who followed him into the dining-room, where the cloth was laid for supper and tea. Resurrection For example, Governor Langdon's manservant, Cyrus Bruce, was a person who insisted on his distinction, and it was recognized. An Old Town By the Sea And had the treacherous manservant seen him as he was making his escape to the post-chaise? Little Novels "Two telegrams," said his manservant, coming into the room. Anna Karenina It was precisely at this minute that the manservant opened the door and announced in a subdued but distinct voice: "Mr. Maskull, Mr. Nightspore." A Voyage to Arcturus We have a cook and a manservant; papa is a baron, and we must keep up appearances. Father Goriot It was, therefore, well on toward midnight when Jimmie Dale arrived at his house on Riverside Drive, and was admitted by an elderly manservant. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale The door opened silently and a manservant appeared. Fire-Tongue She had sent a manservant and a maid out to look for him. Anna Karenina The house had a dignified portico, and always before he had got down to the pavement the door opened agreeably and a second respectful manservant stood ready. The Research Magnificent A manservant carried up two flickering candles for us. The New Machiavelli But the manservant who had put his things out had put it out, and he hadn't been quite sure. The Research Magnificent Hoskins, his manservant, entered: "Detective Inspector Wessex would like to see you, sir." Fire-Tongue |
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