| 单词 | proprietress |
| 例句 | “But our customers like it,” says the proprietress. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The proprietress was a smiling mamasanta, tormented by a mania for opening and closing doors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z An old man at one of the tables clapped feebly, and Ignatius peered over the rim of the stage and saw that the proprietress was gone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is the Nazi proprietress of this cesspool around here every night?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At first he could get nowhere, in rooms where the proprietress would enter during the best moments of love and make all sorts of comments about the intimate charms of the protagonists. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Afraid of attracting the wrath of the Nazi proprietress, he sat down uncomfortably on the curb and decided to wait. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The large proprietress in a butcher’s apron came out of the kitchen lugging tubs full of more black gelatin. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Game time,” said the proprietress, clearing the tables. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Medusa is the proprietress of a garden center in New Jersey that sells lifelike statuary: no prizes for guessing how the stock is replenished. The Percy Jackson Problem 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Fun sex education and analysis is Hines’s game, as writer/proprietress of the Web site FunkyBrownChick.com and expert interviewee for TV spots. Twanna Hines makes Fringe Festival debut with her raunchy one-woman show But Mrs. E. A. Webber, proprietress, was having none of the dripping likes of us. Slow Travel: Walking in Wales 2013-05-24T17:03:36Z We ducked for lunch into the only open place, the Sax Wine Bar, populated only by a few elderly locals and the charming proprietress. Letters: Tuscany for All Seasons 2010-03-19T03:12:00Z There’s an uncomfortable scene in “Samurai Gourmet” when the protagonist can’t muster the courage to tell the intimidating proprietress of a Chinese restaurant that the heartless bowl of noodles she served him is bad. Day Drinking with Japanese TV and comics creator Masayuki Qusumi 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The French proprietress takes an immediate dislike to Margaret, scoffing at her monolingualism and sternly instructing her to bathe at least once a week. "Boardwalk Empire": Everyone is currency 2010-10-04T06:01:00Z The hospitable proprietress will help you plan bike and hiking tours in the Laurentians, and happily prepares haute-cuisine breakfasts for her guests. At 375, Montreal’s cosmopolitan charm still seduces travelers 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Warhol and Wood, a British Daily Express newspaper veteran of both war front lines and fashion shows, met through a mutual acquaintance - New York restaurateur Elaine Kaufman, proprietress of the celebrity haunt Elaine's. New Andy Warhol exhibit features the artist as subject 2013-04-23T20:15:40Z Enter Lily Russell, proprietress of a Victorian-era employment agency, who leaps at the chance to impress a duke with her educational skills. Best new romance novels for December “I want to purchase a lot of stuff,” he said to the store’s proprietress. Into the Wild With Kanye West 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z So what if its proprietress is a little severe? Sinister Doings at a Luxury Spa? Must Be a New Liane Moriarty Novel 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “Show me yours, I’ll show you mine” is the ethos of the Broken Hearts Gallery, espoused by its proprietress. Review: Geraldine Viswanathan lights up the rom-com 'The Broken Hearts Gallery' 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Allan said Theatre’s turned out to be an Irish pub, with wonderful food and a lovely proprietress who was very kind to the awkward young American. Perspective | Do you spell it ‘theater’ or ‘theatre’? Who cares? Just go and see a show. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The star of “Mean Girls” is now the proprietress of “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” on the Greek island of Mykonos in this new reality series. TV This Week, Jan. 6-12: ‘You’re the Worst,’ the Golden Globes and more 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z "Oh, the Caretaker village… it was so much fun!" he said of an elaborate deleted scene in which the droll fish-nun proprietresses of Ahch-To dance with the male counterparts not seen in the theatrical cut. On the other side of 'The Last Jedi,' director Rian Johnson found the 'Star Wars' journey he was looking for 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z A native of Guatemala, the proprietress leans on her mother’s recipes when it comes to a handful of dishes, such as the chile rellenos, grilled beef shortribs and tamales. Review | Benito’s Place restaurant: A fantastic food tour of Latin America 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z This summer, she took the reins of Historic Annapolis’ oldest antiques shop from long-time proprietress Mary Jo Murray, who retired in June. Evergreen goes vintage: Annapolis antique shop reborn 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z One of the patrons, a jovial man named Nicola—holding court at the bar counter to the amusement of the silent proprietress—informed me that my face was red “as a Ferrari.” Touring Ischia, the Italian Island Where Time (Mostly) Stands Still 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Creative proprietress Elizabeth Petty herself shares a few details with Inside the Beltway. Inside the Beltway: Industrial cannabis activists showcase their cause with ‘all hemp’ luncheon 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The proprietress greeted me warmly and I sat at my same table beneath a photograph of Bulgakov. Patti Smith: 'It's not so easy writing about nothing' 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Willie Bell Raven, proprietress of Mimmie’s diner, recalls how Jimmy would go to the movies with black friends, even though they had to sit separately on the train and in the cinema. High Plains drifter 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Pinkett Smith, who plays the proprietress of an exotic female-only club where women are entertained by male dancers, said she appreciated being consulted on the female point of view. Men bring the moves, but ladies take charge in 'Magic Mike XXL' 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z I ask our B&B proprietress as we check in. The World's Best Father-Son Golf Tournament 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Grandma was not only a Hell’s Kitchen business proprietress, she was a reincarnation of a shadchen from the Middle Ages. Matchmaking at Katy's Delicatessen 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z With its shotgun layout, the restaurant feels more cramped than cozy, and service is up and down, but it’s pretty hard not to fall under the spell of the proprietress, and ultimately the food. A Review of L’inizio in Ardsley 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The latter is an homage to the signature sandwich at Wilensky’s in Montreal, where the nonagenarian proprietress fines customers 10 cents to hold the mustard. Hungry City: Mile End Sandwich, a New Jewish Deli, in Manhattan 2012-07-11T18:00:03Z Managerial Mr. Mears, a big elderly man, took his hands from beneath the skirts of his frock-coat; smiled and bowed; and spoke to the proprietress confidentially on one or two important matters. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The proprietress, a plump, smiling woman with a purple silk kerchief on her head and a green apron, welcomed us in fluent but, unfortunately, unintelligible Majorcan. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Finally, on the sixth day, it was discovered that the proprietress of the little dry goods store had a clear recollection of her face. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z In the same way the head of the establishment was not by any means the boarding-house-keeper or the landlady: she was the proprietress. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Nancy went to the stout proprietress and asked for the bill. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The books of Thompson's were made up and audited at the end of each summer season, and in accordance with an unbroken custom the proprietress immediately afterwards gave a dinner to the heads of departments. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Extremely troubled by the rocket which he too had seen, and by hints which, during the past week, had reached him through the proprietress of the Little House, he had been unable to sleep. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z She is the energetic and popular proprietress of the “Cat and Fiddle,” to which thriving inn, at a nominal rent, a valuable farm is attached. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z When all her guests were seated, this proprietress herself rustled in, a little late. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The proprietress, who had heard the noise upstairs—for Aldo cried loud like a child—and was slightly anxious in regard to her money, said: "Has monsieur already had the viatique?" The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z People fancied that the rebuilding might prove a dangerous, if not a fatal crisis in its affairs; but the proprietress accomplished the colossal operation without even a temporary set-back. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Poor Duchess de Delille, accustomed to spending millions each year, the proprietress of precious mines, and having to live by gambling like an adventuress!... The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Perhaps it was just motherly jealousy of the new proprietress of Willie's time and attention. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z It was widely recorded of her that she had once been a gentlewoman of independent wealth, had chanced upon adverse times, and had for this reason become the proprietress of a school. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z "Eh! you will find him at the Casino," said the stout proprietress. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Mrs. Thompson, the sole proprietress, emerging from internal offices and passing through her prosperous realm, cast an attentive eye hither and thither; and, wherever she glanced, saw all things right, and nothing wrong. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The success attending the treatment of upwards of sixty cases of yellow fever, by Mrs. Shall, the proprietress of the City Hotel, New Orleans, only one of which proved fatal, is attributed to good nursing. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Their proprietress was evidently not ashamed to submit them for public inspection. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Harris.—In spite of repeated inquiries, the proprietress of the island was not visible. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z He might have found out, however, for she was at Kimberley, and was still the proprietress of ‘The Frozen Bar.’ Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z There was no need to offer apologies to the proprietress, because all breakages of this character were made good out of an insurance fund to which all the employees subscribed. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Oh, yes, the Italian proprietress cheerfully informed him, the parrot had been in the country with Maria Rosa and her great-aunt. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Anne took Polly and Eleanor to the West End School, the morning following their meeting with Mr. Fabian, and introduced them to the proprietress as the two young ladies she had written about. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z I am Miss Minchin, the proprietress of the Young Ladies’ Seminary next door.” A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Once during their journey they were overtaken by a snow-storm, and forced to seek shelter in a castle by the wayside, where they were kindly welcomed by the proprietress, an old Hungarian aristocrat. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z Prentice and Archibald Bence often advised the proprietress to turn herself into a company, and she was more or less disposed to adopt their suggestion. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z There was a knock at the door and the proprietress of the table d'h�te entered cheerfully. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The proprietress of the fashionable millinery establishment in Bond Street chose to call herself Madame Malmaison, though she was London to the core. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z In witness whereof, he introduced the girls to an obscure Italian boarding-house in Twenty-seventh Street, the proprietress of which admitted them only after examination through a grille in the front door. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The proprietress, old Mrs. Newman, had known me since I was so high, and upon my entering her carefully-sanded parlour, she bustled out of her little room at the back to greet me. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Every vegetable and flower in the Yellam garden had been planted and tended by the proprietress. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z One person who used the power of Twitter to inflict great pain upon one particular company is Heather P. Armstrong, the proprietress of Dooce, a widely read blog. Digital Domain: Consumer Complaints Made Easy. Maybe Too Easy. 2011-05-28T18:13:04Z She is the proprietress of a furniture shop, of which the pictures in question are an adjunct—being usually what are called in the trade “furniture pictures.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The proprietress gave her a hint and she vanished. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z So, then, Mrs. Atkinson, proprietress of the “Black Lion,” was mistaken. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z "Do you mean to say you are a landed proprietress?" The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z Had quite an amusing skirmish with the daughter of the proprietress of the hotel of the Three Kings. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z A freckled youth, who kept a little hairdresser's shop, and hoped in time to keep fair Marie over it as part proprietress. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Mr Sigismund Porter had eaten so remarkably little that he might almost have won an approving smile from the hawk-eyed proprietress. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z The kidnappers are demanding a ransom from the proprietress of the school. Nigeria gunmen kidnap 15 children: police 2010-09-28T11:37:00Z Josephina, the proprietress of Hydrangea House, had been easy to talk with on the phone. Yiyun Li: “The Science of Flight.” 2010-08-23T04:00:00Z However, Mrs. Peterson, the proprietress of a boarding place where the girls were to stay, was an acquaintance of Jim's and had promised to act as their chaperon. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold And the latter basked in the proprietress' smiles, which had a commercial value, and were a great improvement on many we see. Last Words After a short interval, the proprietress of the mansion entered the parlor. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "What can I do for you, Miss Raymond?" asked the proprietress coming forward. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Miss Wangle had intimated to Mrs. Craske-Morton, the proprietress, that if he remained she would go. Patricia Brent, Spinster The proprietress assured me that they would soon build a good hotel, as travel demanded it. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Another poster displays the charms of the proprietress of the undertaking. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things He found Mr. Spokesly pausing irresolutely by the foot of the stairs, confronting a large woman with strongly marked brows and a severe expression who was descending the stairs with the air of a proprietress. Command "Sir," said he, "the proprietress of a flower-garden has settled down in my immediate neighbourhood." Eyes Like the Sea “You were in shallow water, then?” put in the smiling proprietress. Cynthia's Chauffeur This simple-hearted, benevolent man was persuaded by the proprietress of the coal-shed that she had been defrauded of her birthright by her kinsman, a man of fortune. Old and New London Volume I I have blundered across a little caf� with an affectionately smiling and reassuringly fat proprietress, where they give you brioches and China tea, which, as it were in sheer affection, they call English. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium The proprietress came in presently with more flowers, a box bearing the card of James Thorpe. Kildares of Storm A grey-haired woman with pebble glasses stood at the 55 head of the long table; Esther recognised her as the proprietress, Mrs. Elders. The Phantom Lover Mrs. Weller the second, indeed, was the proprietress of a public house. Tales from Dickens Townsend advanced toward her, certain that she must be the proprietress of the High Light. The Plunderer It also somewhat relieved the housing problem by the purchase of leases from the proprietresses of a number of disorderly houses which were closed by the police. Negro Migration during the War And the manufacturers, in this case, are the procurers and the proprietresses of these houses. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure But the rooms, when reached, were a tolerably pleasant disappointment, and the proprietress a person of reassuring amiability. Dr. Sevier Hal had no difficulty in finding his way to Eastella, and, noting it was a first-class place, he sent in his card, with the intimation that he wished to see the proprietress. Australia Revenged However, there happened to be on the Fair Ground the proprietress of a new theatre. Adventures and Recollections He gave orders to keep strict guard over the proprietress, notwithstanding her loud protestations. A Nest of Spies There were three men in it, while Madame Blanche, the proprietress of the miserable establishment, stood in the middle transfixed with fear. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure The proprietress of the house was sitting beside the bed,—a quadroon of good, kind face, forty-five years old or so, tall and broad. Dr. Sevier Mr. Beam's greeting was very free and unceremonious, and without being asked to do so he took a seat near the proprietress of the establishment. The Squirrel Inn The proprietress of the theatre, and the company, along with myself, had to appear at the sessions. Adventures and Recollections This was the proprietress of the house they had visited with his sister. The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies The household itself consisted of the proprietress, her daughter, and her maidservant, and during the four months we spent there I never knew them to sit down to a regular meal. Home Life in Germany Then, turning to the proprietress, she hurried to add, “We want the cheapest thing that is decent.” Dr. Sevier It bore no name, but was designated as "Mrs. Sairs'," from its proprietress. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century He promised that the proprietress would “try again” at some future time. Adventures and Recollections Save for the presence of the proprietress, Mrs. Bloomer, relict of the founder of the hostelry, the room was quite empty. Anderson Crow, Detective The proprietress of this inn, like most German women, was a fair cook. Home Life in Germany Then the proprietress of the latter threw open her grounds—a croquet court and a drying ground—as a place of rest for Territorials off duty. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 On the telephone the proprietress of the pension informed him that no person of the name of Rowe had arrived, in fact there had been no new arrivals to-day. Juggernaut A halt is made for tiffin in this delightful little hotel, whose pleasant looking proprietress, unfortunately, does not speak English. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java My new residence was a small château, the proprietress of which was the widow of a colonel of cuirassiers in the old time. A Sailor of King George It is not really German life that you see in this way, though the proprietress and her assistants may be German. Home Life in Germany Here we found a commissioner from the Miss Bensons, the proprietresses of a celebrated boarding-house, to whom we had written a short time before. A Journey in Russia in 1858 Then came the mother herself, in crinoline, Madame AUGUST, a wholesale dealer in fruit, proprietress of a large number of fish ponds and a land cultivator. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The buxom proprietress of "The Cod and Haddock," little dreaming her real identity, set her to work. Terribly Intimate Portraits Fortunately the present proprietress is a lady of taste, and has surrounded the circle with a good hedge to prevent further Vandalism.” Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities But she was so alluring, and the proprietress of the Wetherford House was not nice, and that made one doubt the daughter. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West 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 You count like the proprietress of my favorite café! A Son of the Immortals I went into the house and was shown into an inner room, where the proprietress sat crooning over a turf fire. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude The proprietresses of these houses are all impervious to shame, and carry on their trade with the sole ambition of realizing money. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The proprietress came from her native city, Pittsburgh, Pa., to New York three years previously, and set up her establishment with money she had saved from sewing in Pittsburgh. The Negro at Work in New York City A Study in Economic Progress The proprietress of the boarding-house at Scarborough has been very obliging about having it placed in a corner out of the draught. The Privet Hedge Early as the hour was, various cronies were there already, sipping their morning refreshments; but he passed them with a nod and made for the fat proprietress throned behind a high desk. A Son of the Immortals The proprietress paid the girls small salaries, expecting them to live on tips. The Girl Scouts' Good Turn Alvina was to be the proprietress of the Endeavour, she was to run it on some sort of successful lines, and abandon all other enterprise. The Lost Girl This enterprise was started that the proprietress might "be at home," and a cash trade almost solely among white people was being developed. The Negro at Work in New York City A Study in Economic Progress Once in a burst of confidence Mulcahy told me that he had left California to escape the attentions of a certain widow, the proprietress of a saloon, who had fallen in love with him. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Her early ignorance was due to the fact that she had only just developed from a slum factory-girl into a landed proprietress. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 The proprietress, charming and conversable lady, will sell you anything in the “notions” line, from a paper of pins to garter elastic. Pipefuls The proprietress, "Mother" Graham, who took as much pride in her cookery as the chef of the most expensive cafe, greeted Consuello effusively. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles On reaching a turnpike at the outskirts of the town, the proprietor and proprietress of the Royal Menagerie arose from their slumbers. Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge The cocher was a friend of the proprietress, who made us welcome in the way tourists are greeted. Riviera Towns From the latter I discovered that the proprietress of the place was a dressmaker, but I was completely at a loss to understand why we were visiting her. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta At the hotel in Gloversville the proprietress assured us that “an English duke” had just left who told her that he preferred her hotel to the Biltmore in New York. Pipefuls Mrs. Martin, the proprietress, told the court that, during this period, Captain Lennox settled the bill, and "called there every day, often stopping till all hours of the night." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert At the south end stood Jenny's Whim, a celebrated tavern and pleasure-garden, perhaps named from the name of the proprietress and the fantastic way it was laid out. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London The corkscrew of the proprietress, however, consoled us. Riviera Towns Second-hand watches, marlinspikes, compasses, spoons, books, boxes, and curiosities crowded the narrow space, in the midst of which the shrivelled old lady who called herself proprietress was scarcely visible. Roger Ingleton, Minor With the coins in his hand, he swung back the door of the little school store, and hastened eagerly up to the proprietress. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The two little serving-maids, daughters of a Dutch proprietress, were alive to the unusual importance of their duties, and had carefully prepared for the part. On the Heels of De Wet Besides some young men who were destined to become geniuses, the ordinary guests of the crémerie were some poor compatriots of the proprietress, who had all to some extent commanded armies. Ten Tales We expressed our delight and wonder, and the Artist na�vely told the proprietress, before he tasted the wine, that he felt rewarded for the trip to Mougins just for the discovery of the corkscrew. Riviera Towns She had in fact no right to reproach the enemy's temporary proprietress for her lack of authority over her four-footed companion. A Houseful of Girls The door of the caf� across the road opened, and the proprietress, a merry-faced, elderly woman, came across to the farmhouse. The Red Horizon The room was capable of accommodating at least twenty persons, and I was told that the hag in the chair, who was the proprietress, was “a good hand at packing her lodgers well together.” Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Near the door the stout proprietress sat intrenched behind the cash-box in a Parisian manner. The Third Violet There was Madam Drake, the proprietress of one of the three private carriages Manchester could boast. The Little Tea Book It must be confessed that the proprietress who has a police detachment opposite to her gate, and lives in a house defended by iron bars and chains, has some reason for her precautions against surprise. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. That she dwelt now, as proprietress, where she had been a servant. Faith Gartney's Girlhood The proprietress takes care to keep her house full, and has agents whose business it is to provide her with fresh women as fast as they are needed. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Mme Giras, the proprietress of the Villa Clémentine, was a rosy, smiling body, plumped and rounded in almost every aspect, and with a heart of gold. Swirling Waters Forthwith began a family row that brought the entire household—guests, servants and proprietress—on the run to the Koblin apartments. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter Miss Pinwell, the proprietress of the extremely genteel seminary for young ladies, Queen Square—quite an aristocratic retreat some two hundred years ago—was pacing the school-room. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Mary was a born proprietress, and, while she extracted the last penny due her, always gave full value in return. The Place Beyond the Winds A life of shame soon makes havoc with a woman’s freshness, if not with her beauty, and the proprietress has no use for faded women. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The inmates of "Malahide" have received honourable mention, but nothing has been said of Mrs. Malone, the proprietress, who kept the establishment running, as it were, on well-oiled wheels. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma The proprietress, Elspeth Gordon, was a tall, slender woman, no longer young, but carrying herself with a dignity that amounted almost to majesty. The Shield of Silence It became a great occidental circus when Colonel Pike married the proprietress. Hilda A Story of Calcutta "Yes, certainly it is pretty," assented its proprietress. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence The proprietress takes care that the visitors shall enjoy all the privacy they desire. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The shop, the shelves, the horse's face of Madame the proprietress swim before me. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories But they found Mrs. Jones, the proprietress, both gracious and willing to come to terms with them. The Sport of the Gods He flung off his wastepaper basket and turned upon the proprietress of the establishment who stood by the door. More William And Berthe stood by, patiently waiting, content to study the little details that made up Madame's costume; her eyes were lit with the same romantic interest which the proprietress had shown on their arrival. Sally Bishop A Romance They are charged the most exorbitant board by the proprietress, whose only object is to get all the money out of them she can. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City You go in to the little room where Villagers are drinking tea, and the proprietress approaches to take your order. Greenwich Village The proprietress is pleasant and her maids are obliging. Adventures of a Despatch Rider Well placed now in money matters, and proprietress of the Casket Theatre, she settled down to learn the art of acting as well as dancing, and eventually married her business manager. Adrien Leroy She is the proprietress of a small nursing establishment in London, and at the time of her visit to B—— was described as in weak health and partially paralysed. The Alleged Haunting of B—— House In the majority of them, the proprietress resides alone. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City She was a half jaunty, buxom amazon, with a brazen, comrade look about her, and was evidently the proprietress of the place. A Man and a Woman Mrs. Alice Goodfellow, the landlady and proprietress of this village elysium, fair, fat, and forty, was a buxom widow, shrewd, good-humored and fond of pleasure, but careful withal and fond of admiration. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamentable Fate of the Victim of His Passion, and the Shadow's Punishment It seemed that Mrs. Rickett, the landlady and proprietress of 324 Beak street, had discovered the crime at a quarter to ten in the evening. In Friendship's Guise Or perhaps the gentleman will give them to the proprietress. The Man with the Clubfoot At first, the table is well supplied with good fare, the attendance is excellent, and the proprietress as obliging as one can wish. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The woman who looked at him was not merely the proprietress of a place where food was sold. A Man and a Woman At the first of this year he commenced services with Mrs. Carroll, proprietress of the United States Hotel at Harper's Ferry. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. As the proprietress of the office began to question her, she felt her courage failing. The Mystery of Mary His hand, held against his stinging cheek, was telltale enough for the proprietress of the Black Eagle. The Goose Girl The proprietress is generally a middle-aged woman, of fine personal appearance. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City They reached Bellville about midnight, and, as they rode up, a window was raised, showing that the brave proprietress was on the qui vive. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 If Audrey disdained Miss Ingate, it was only because Miss Ingate was neither young nor fair nor the proprietress of some man, and because people made out that she was peculiar. The Lion's Share The proprietress of the establishment was punished by the priests for her unrighteous thrift by being refused the sacrament. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 The thought stung him with an amazing sharpness, and he fled from it, as he had fled from the café and its smiling proprietress. Max And, what is handsomer, it is said the new proprietress intends to take up a permanent residence here. The Nameless Castle The proprietress, a Jewish woman, spoke up when I gave the delivery address. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Signora Sedowsky was born at Naples, and is the proprietress of three large theatres in that city. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The proprietress immediately greeted her in voluble French, recounting as nearly as Hamilton could judge from her gestures her sorrows and trials at the boy's hands. The Boy With the U.S. Census The school building was bombarded with clubs and stones, the proprietress found the stores of the village closed against her, and the young lady students were grossly insulted when they appeared upon the streets. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights The entire population of Fertöszeg was assembled on the public highway to welcome the new proprietress of the estate. The Nameless Castle Oh, sir," said the proprietress of this establishment, "don't go there! Weapons of Mystery They let her play at being first in the field, original and sole proprietress, because it saved them trouble by keeping her quiet and amused. Deadham Hard In the course of the inquiry, it appeared that the sifter had realized sufficient property to enable her to be proprietress of three houses. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 287, December 15, 1827 On alighting I was met by the proprietress who, in answer to my inquiry after two ladies who had arrived that afternoon, at once conducted me upstairs. Castles in the Air In the afternoon, I drove to pay a visit to old Mrs. A——, the lady proprietress whose estate immediately adjoins ours. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 In that room also stood the famous arm-chair of the late proprietress, a chair with a high, straight back, in which, even in her old age, she used always to sit bolt upright. Liza "A nest of nobles" The proprietress, Mrs. Adams, a rosy, dark-haired woman, had heard the Overland arrive and depart. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life "Le Grand Turc—but the proprietress is closing up, making ready to leave." My Home in the Field of Honor He had worked the whole thing out with marvellous cleverness, being greatly assisted by Madame Sand, the proprietress of the Hôtel des Cadets, who was a friend of his mother's. Castles in the Air Did this chamber and its neighbor apartment usually own a female proprietress? and if so, why was he placed there? Bred in the Bone Behind him, however, he had left the proprietress of the trunk,—a lady of about five-and-twenty, in whose countenance I detected that strange sort of familiarity that entire strangers sometimes carry about them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 It was open and the proprietress, who was knitting, told me the table-d'hôte dinner was ready. With the Allies George and I parted company, he to see what he could find since the best hotel was denied us, and I, undaunted, started off to try to persuade the proprietress to let us in. My Home in the Field of Honor Madame the proprietress grew somewhat confused and incoherent, and finally blurted it out that one of her lodgers—a highly respectable gentleman—did keep a dog, but that there was no crime in that surely. Castles in the Air A lady of my acquaintance, who is a proprietress in County Galway, is in the habit of receiving her own rents. Collections and Recollections The proprietress, aroused by the invasion, came down on us in a veritable visitation, furious at our burning her wood. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II The proprietress walked around the table, still knitting, and told us tales of German officers who until the day before had occupied her hotel, and her anecdotes were not intended to make German officers popular. With the Allies From the window the proprietress and her daughters watched our impromptu kitchen with interest. My Home in the Field of Honor After Madame the proprietress had identified Carissimo, I had once more carefully concealed him under my coat. Castles in the Air The proprietress gently replied that even in the learned professions there were losses as well as gains, and perhaps he would have found professional life as precarious as farming. Collections and Recollections I was to find her at the house of her aunt, who lived in my neighborhood, and who, to my surprise, turned out to be the proprietress of the Laiterie I frequented. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Remembering the snores which had proceeded from that cleft in the caravan in which the proprietress of the wax-work passed the night, Nell rather thought she must have been dreaming of lying awake. The Old Curiosity Shop The proprietress stood as though nailed to the doorway leading to the kitchen. My Home in the Field of Honor The proprietress and concierge were warned that if they interfered with the due execution of the law they would be severely dealt with; after which we went upstairs. Castles in the Air The proprietress of the institution had gravely disquieting doubts of the propriety of America. The Shuttle "She's a very good apple-woman," he said to Mr. Havisham, as they walked away, leaving the proprietress of the stall almost gasping for breath, and not at all believing in her great fortune. Little Lord Fauntleroy They both came to the conclusion that there would be no difficulty about terms, nor about Mr. Tolman's ability to carry on the business after a very little instruction from the present proprietress. The Magic Egg and Other Stories As the horse had to be harnessed and there is a two-mile drive down to Charley, we stopped a moment and spoke to the proprietress of the hotel. My Home in the Field of Honor He ordered a perquisition of every room and every corner of the hotel, Madame the proprietress loudly lamenting that she and her respectable house would henceforth be disgraced for ever. Castles in the Air When the proprietress asked the concierge what this meant, the latter burst out with her wrongs. The Ways of Men I lived at the Hotel de la Fleur, and Mrs. Johnson, the proprietress, had a sad story to tell of lost opportunity. Moon and Sixpence "Monsieur will give his order now?" inquired the proprietress. A Chair on the Boulevard Naturally a light sleeper, I was constantly awakened by the coming and going and the conversation of our proprietress, who kept on packing right through the night. My Home in the Field of Honor I had reached the bottom of the stairs when the shrill feminine accents of Mme. the proprietress struck unpleasantly on my ear. Castles in the Air Those who have only seen the capricious diva on the stage or in Parisian salons can form little idea of the proprietress of Cabrières. The Ways of Men Quarles talked commonplaces while the tea was being brought in, and then, when the proprietress had gone out, he said, leaning toward the woman: "Do you constantly suffer from the result of your accident?" The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Then she threw her gloves out of the way, in the bread-basket; and the waiter and the proprietress, and all the family, did homage to her toilette. A Chair on the Boulevard Looking up I saw that the proprietress and her two daughters had disappeared. My Home in the Field of Honor If you had done your duty as a pillar of the state and a landed proprietress you ought to have summoned me for trespass when I barged through your woods the other day. Traffics and Discoveries Striding swiftly across the promenade, he entered a small tobacco shop and made inquiry of the proprietress. The Black Bag The proprietress of the Hôtel Saint Ange now stood close to Senator Burton and his companion. The End of Her Honeymoon "Jesus the Savior loves you, and sent me to tell you so"; for not always, by any means, would the proprietors or proprietresses permit us to converse with their victims. Fifteen Years with the Outcast Leon jumped to help the old man who was holding him, and I had just time to catch the proprietress as she swooned on the floor. My Home in the Field of Honor The proprietress, this Doña Cecilia, who lives in such peaceful solitude, surrounded by mangroves, with no other drawbacks to her felicity but snakes and alligators, haunted my imagination. Life in Mexico The proprietress of Jakins's, who was, I dare say, something of a matchmaker, after the manner of all good-natured matrons, smiled significantly. Henry Dunbar A Novel But the proprietress knew no such person, a fact which seemed to rate him very low in her estimation and somewhat high in Mr. Tompkins's. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day He went to the proprietress of the hotel and said something quietly about me. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The proprietress of that neat abode had just been letting a boat through the lock, and stood leaning lazily against the woodwork, tasting the morning air. The Golden Calf This was a lady, the proprietress of a good estate some leagues off, who was seated on her own trunk, outside the door of the rancho. Life in Mexico In her letter she referred me to Mrs. Vincent, the proprietress of a school in which she was then residing as junior teacher. Lady Audley's Secret How a three-feet-by-sixteen inches strip of threadbare carpet, a twelve-and-a-half-cents-Chatham-square mirror, and a disjointed chair may, in the lively imagination of boardinghouse proprietresses, be considered furniture. The Secrets of the Great City Desperately he made his way to the door of the back room, and looked at the panting proprietress. The Quest Dressing-case, tea-basket, umbrellas, rugs, and what not, he filled his arms with them, handed them over to expectant porters, then smilingly showed their proprietress the carriage ridded. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution It was small, and apprehensiveness, perhaps, of the possibility of burglars, had caused the proprietress to make it doubly secure with an iron bar. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories A mother who kept an ill-famed inn in a suburb of a town in the north of France: the carters used to go and drink there, use the proprietress, and bully her. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The proprietress is generally a middle-aged woman of fine personal appearance. The Secrets of the Great City The proprietress answered with a grunt, and Leandro sat down to receive general congratulations upon his courage and his coolness; everybody wanted to treat him. The Quest Later on the proprietress came and read the paper to them. Married She was moreover a handsome and well-grown person, on whom Euphemia's ribbons and trinkets had a trick of looking better than on their slender proprietress. Madame De Mauves In as surly a voice as he could muster, he inquired of the proprietress, "Can you tell me how to get to the Pine Creek mine?" King Coal : a Novel The liquors are owned and sold by the proprietress, her prices being generally double those of the best Broadway wine stores. The Secrets of the Great City Over the way, stuck under an overhanging window, was an orange-stall; the proprietress stood watching, whilst a crowd of vermin-like children ran forward, delighted at the prospect of seeing a woman beaten. A Mummer's Wife "Well, and what did the proprietress say this morning?" Married The proprietress, clothed in gaudily picturesque costume, greeted me with a smile and the easy familiarity which I have since discovered to be natural to all these women. Old Calabria The proprietress, an immense woman with a serious face, who was seated at the desk, inquired: "Who is he--M. Roussel?" Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories In the majority of them, the proprietress resides alone. The Secrets of the Great City The proprietress and her daughters stood at the door to wave us good-by and to wish us, with apparent sincerity, a safe journey down into France, and a safe return. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front He is an old sea captain who fell in love with the proprietress and married her. Married Mrs. Hall was, in my time, proprietress of those dangerous skiffs and nutshell canoes which we young harebrains delighted to launch on the Isis. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 At Huadquiña we were so fortunate as to find that the proprietress of the plantation, Señora Carmen Vargas, and her children, were spending the season here. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Generally they are in debt to the proprietress at such times, and their property is seized by her to satisfy her claims. The Secrets of the Great City It is entirely under the control of ladies, being managed by a proprietress and female clerks. The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Then it rose straight up before him and he saw that it was the proprietress. Three John Silence Stories The first witness of real importance was Mrs. Chapman, the proprietress of Russell House, whose original information to the police led to the discovery of Mr. Morton. The Old Man in the Corner The day was hot and thirst-provoking, so I stopped near some large orange trees loaded with ripe fruit and asked the Indian proprietress to sell me ten cents' worth. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The largest tip which he had ever received could only send him into the inner regions to interview the proprietress, who came out and confirmed his words. The Governors Nice people went there and the proprietress, Miss Kentish, was nice. This Freedom I do not know what might have ensued had not the proprietress of the place appeared at that instant, coming from the kitchen. A Fool and His Money Olga Obosky, as the proprietress of the millinery shop, earned no more than any one of her half-dozen assistants,—and they were all paid by the "government." West Wind Drift As manager of other people's business she had not felt the necessity of being effusive to customers, but as proprietress, anxiety to succeed had dragged her out of her capable and mechanical indifference. The Old Wives' Tale So I called on the proprietress of the house, a rich young widow living in one of her own houses in the Marias quarter. My Life — Volume 1 It became a great Occidental circus when Colonel Pike married the proprietress. The Path of a Star Sometimes, according to the proprietress, it was so slow that it didn't get in at all. A Fool and His Money The clerk is a matron, and the proprietress a widow in half-mourning. The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors To him came the keepers of employment offices for servants, the proprietresses of cheap hotels, and old, experienced go-betweens, grown gray in the trade in women. Yama: the pit Her sentiment for him had long since given place to other and less agitating feelings, as beseemed a model wife, mother, and landed proprietress. The Malady of the Century At that moment the telephone rang, and Tom and Mary, listening, could hear the proprietress of the intelligence office talking to Mrs. Duy Puyster over the wire. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island A bucket of iced water falling upon Lecoq's head could not have astonished him more than did this announcement from the proprietress of the Hotel de Mariembourg. Monsieur Lecoq In the teeth of the door-girl, the clerk, and the proprietress, in the face of the chin lady and the poodle girl, I ran straight to Tom and put my arms around his neck. The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors The old proprietresses and housekeepers, of course, had never heard of fatality; but inwardly, with the soul, they sensed its mysterious presence in the inevitable calamities of that terrible year. Yama: the pit I found a nice aristocratic-looking place, that suited me, and went in and asked for the proprietress. Rolling Stones "There is your employer, Sarah," said the proprietress of the office. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island These spacious rooms, out of all proportion to the occupier, reveal the reckless extravagance of a casual proprietress whose title-deeds have cost her nothing. Bramble-Bees and Others "He says," interrupted the proprietress in half-mourning, "that he is your husband." The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors As always, two-thirds went to the proprietress for board, quarters, fuel, light, linen ... Yama: the pit Let him enter what house he would, he entered it with a conviction, often expressed to himself, that he was equal as a man to the proprietor, equal as a human being to the proprietress. Doctor Thorne Nevertheless, the real proprietress seems to derive double courage and double strength from the feeling that she is in her rights. The Mason-Bees Having been shamelessly abandoned on the veranda of the Eureka Hotel while his brother Rupert paid bashful court to the pretty proprietress by assisting her in her duties, Johnny gave himself up to unlimited observation. Cressy Then he withdrew, commending me to the care of the proprietress until he should return. The Rise of David Levinsky Go and notify the proprietress at once that you're going away from here forever. Yama: the pit He knew vaguely and by report that Madame le Blanc was the proprietress of a famous restaurant, over which she had rooms where private gambling was carried on to a great extent. Under the Redwoods I follow the ousted proprietress with my eyes. The Mason-Bees Altogether the proprietress of the High Cliff House was growing more and more sure that her female "hired help" was destined to prove a treasure. Thankful's Inheritance Never did the energetic proprietress of a Museum and Variety Combination feel a greater exultation than did Madam Delia that night. Oldport Days Again Kerbesh came, again whispered for a long time with the proprietress in her little bit of a cabinet, and again crunched in his pocket a new hundred-rouble bill. Yama: the pit She is the proprietress of a restaurant down the street—a house open to everybody. Under the Redwoods The cause of this isolation lies in the unsociable temper of the proprietress. The Mason-Bees The proprietress ran forward with an exclamation of despair. One of Ours She was stupefied at learning that I had just in my ardour proposed to its proprietress to sit to me. The Beldonald Holbein In the houses everybody from the proprietress to the chamber-maids—treated him with a bit of derision—careless, a trifle contemptuous, but without malice. Yama: the pit Yet Kane was by no means sure that he was losing his money there unfairly, or that he was used as a pigeon by the proprietress and her friends. Under the Redwoods But the proprietress said she’d heard that tale before, and ordered me out before all the other customers. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green She dragged him into a doorway darkened by a long curtain, greeted the proprietress, and then pushed the men after their officer, as if they were stubborn burros. One of Ours In the cozy office was Mrs. O'Brien, the proprietress. Strictly business: more stories of the four million "And not a single person can be relied upon," continues the proprietress grumblingly. Yama: the pit He had already been to the inn, and had been shown by the proprietress the house where Mrs. Drayton lodged. Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners) The web is deserted; the proprietress is in her leafy hut. The Life of the Spider The proprietress, a plump little German woman with a frizzed bang, always remembered him from trip to trip. One of Ours Lucienne were out of hearing, “You see that young man,” said the honorable proprietress of the Hotel des Folies to her interlocutors. Other People's Money I, too, have to give an account to the proprietress. Yama: the pit However, the point is, the dish was sold at sixpence, and the proprietress gave it for a penny, demonstrating anew the old truth that the poor are the most charitable. The People of the Abyss Mrs. Wallace herself, the proprietress, thinks I am the discovery of Penton, in whose judgment she has great faith; and with her I get on admirably. Paul Kelver, a Novel The proprietress herself, in whose name the house is registered, is Anna Markovna. Yama: the pit The proprietresses were given only a week's time for the settlement of matters in connection with their property. Yama: the pit But one-half of this price was taken out by the proprietress, Anna Markovna; the other, however, the musicians divided evenly. Yama: the pit The one she had addressed as “daughter” was a careworn woman of forty, proprietress and waitress of the house. The People of the Abyss He owes his position to the fact of his aunt's being the proprietress. Paul Kelver, a Novel They are drinking coffee in the room of the proprietress. Yama: the pit Because of this the girls honour her equally with the proprietress and fear her somewhat. Yama: the pit Annihilated, crushed, plundered; having lost all the glamour of their former grandeur; ludicrous and pitiful, the aged, faded proprietresses and fat-faced, hoarse housekeepers were hastily packing up their things. Yama: the pit Penton thinks I am some relation of the proprietress, and in consequence everybody treats me with marked respect. Paul Kelver, a Novel |
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