No one but the waiter and the chambermaid who comes in to clean the apartment, ever comes that way.
The chambermaid closed the door.
The cockney chambermaid came with her jug of hot water and wished me "a merry Christmas."
The early morning cup of tea, brought at eight by a dainty chambermaid in cap and starched blue dress, supplied the need quite nicely.
The matter was not put to the test—perhaps fortunately—for at that moment there was a sharp tap at the door, which opened to admit a chambermaid who seemed the last word in frills and smartness.
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An avariciouschambermaidbarters her services to the professor and sets about making fun of the inconsolable women.
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The vitality and rationale of the whole work truly proceed from the professor and thechambermaid.
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Including housekeepers, companions and chambermaids.
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If that is sworn to by some observer in the hotel—a waiter or achambermaid—that is sufficient.
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But when it is a twelve-bedroom hotel, it is the same man who has to talk to the sanitary inspector, pay thechambermaidand fill in the forms.
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It is quite farcical that a woman who makes a bed in a factory gets a bonus, whereas achambermaidwho makes a bed in a bedroom is penalised.
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Sarah was helped by that organisation, and she became a bedchambermaidin a leading hotel.
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Celestine has orders to remain in the room all of the time that thechambermaidis there.
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The chambermaids try to cheer her up by singing, but it does not help.
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In many of the inns in a large town, the chambermaids furnish the chambers and depend upon their fees for remuneration.
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Servants living at the house in the 1860 census were a butler, cook, laundress andchambermaid.
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Sage was reported to have had a child by a youngchambermaid.
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Enter valets, chambermaids, manicurists, and chefs, all squeezing into the tiny room.
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Thechambermaidcan not tell, but did note another odd occurrence: somebody ran a bath at noon but everyone denies having done so.
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She works as achambermaidin a hotel resort.
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