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" ... put off upon him without being found out by the master and mistress. Notwithstanding their numbers, they are dreadfully slow. I often tire myself with doing things for myself rather than wait for their dawdling ; but Mrs. Staunton laughs at me, and... "
Letters from Madras: During the Years 1836-1839 - Page 19
by Julie Charlotte Barrett Maitland - 1846 - 145 pages
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The Christian Observer

The Christian Observer, Volume 42

Religion - 1843
...at table. Every horse has a man and a maid to himself — the maid cuts grass for him; and every-dog has a boy. I inquired whether the cat had any servants,...lie on a sofa, and, if they drop their handkerchief, tlwy just lower their voices and say, ' Boy !' in a very gentle tone, and then creeps in, perhaps,...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1843
...attendants, each servant has a kind of muddle or double of his own, who does all the work that can Ьи put off upon him without being found out by the master...lie on a sofa, and, if they drop their handkerchief, tliey just lower their voices and say, ' Boy 1' in a very gentle tone, and then creeps in, perhaps,...
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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and ...

Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and ...

Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell - History - 1903 - 1021 pages
...long as you are reckoned a griffin, or a new-comer." — Lift of Leijden, 107. 1836.— "I often tire myself . . . rather than wait for their dawdling ;...must learn to have patience and save my strength." — Letters from Madras, 38. ,, "... he was living with bad men, and saw that they thought him no better...
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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and ...

Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and ...

Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell - 1903 - 1021 pages
...Lrydtii, 107. 1836. — "I often tire myself . . . rather than wait for their dawdling ; but Mrs. Stnunton laughs at me and calls me a 'Griffin,' and says I must learn to have patience and save my strength." — Letters from Aladra», 38. ,, "... ho was living with bad men, and raw that they thought him no...
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