handmaid's

A few years ago I read "the handmaid's tale" by Margaret Atwood.

The Better Part 2008

Here's the handmaid's tale again - more explicit about the physical connection between the wife and the concubine this time, with Bilhah presumably giving birth while lying between Rachel's legs.

Genesis 30 2004

I asked, somewhat amiably, just for the pleasure of seeing our little handmaid's dimples come into view.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 Various

The handmaid's wishes were not consulted in the matter.

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

But she had lived all these weeks in this one room with Trudi, had languished under her handmaid's lack of intelligence, had seen her eat, wielding her knife with marvellous dexterity, and, wakeful, tossed the while she snored.

The Dop Doctor Richard Dehan 1897

Those who had been met by the frightened handmaid's "not at home" watched with interest, mixed with disapproval, but all, all waited for Mrs. Bertram with interest.

The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town L. T. Meade 1884

Mrs. Grubbling cut her little handmaid's short to save trouble; so that the very determined yellow locks which, under more favoring circumstances of place and fortune, might have been trained into lovely golden curls, stood up continually in their restless reaching after the fairer destiny that had been meant for them, in the old fuzz-ball fashion; and Glory grew more and more to justify her name.

Faith Gartney's Girlhood 1865

God's providence, he was not within; but it was full two hours ere they would depart, for all the handmaid's telling of them that her master was from home.

Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Sultan made of him a boon-companion for that day from morning to evening and whenever he thought of the handmaid's doings he ordered the man to repeat the tale and he laughed at him and admired the action of the slave-girl with the Limpo.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

Thereat cried she, ‘Abide here till I come back to thee; 'and going forth she presently returned with some of her handmaid's clothes wherein she clad me and bade me follow her; so I followed her till she came to her apartment and commanded me to enter.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855