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The between-maid was sent away, and Aunt Emma came on a visit.
The Railway Children Edith 2003
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The between-maid was sent away, and Aunt Emma came on a visit.
The Railway Children Edith 2003
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Gladys, who was only the between-maid, but was nevertheless stout, breathless from her climb and the sentiment of the occasion, produced from a deep pocket a dirty envelope, which she laid upon the table.
Jeremy Hugh Walpole 1912
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The "between-maid" had arranged chairs and the table on the lawn.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Then there's Charlotte, the housemaid, and Baker, the 'between-maid' -- between upstairs and down, I suppose that means -- and
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Judson was introduced and, the "between-maid" having brought another chair, he joined our party.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Although she was elderly and had lived in Lady Anne Hamilton's house since she was fourteen, when she had come as a between-maid, she had not forgotten how to flounce.
Mary Gray Katharine Tynan 1896
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The between-maid was sent away, and Aunt Emma came on a visit.
The Railway Children 1891
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