Penkridge

Penkridge would willingly assume this position of trust, and leading his callers into the hall, left them for a moment while he returned to the drawing-room.

The Middle of Things 1899

Penkridge, in her best cap, was calmly dispensing tea to the two Hyde sisters, who were regarding her with obvious admiration.

The Middle of Things 1899

Penkridge, as she laid hold of the door-handle, "with exceedingly acute perceptions, and I saw something when I made that suggestion which I'm quite sure none of you men, with all your brains, saw!"

The Middle of Things 1899

Miss Penkridge picked up the envelope as Mr. Cave tossed it across the table.

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"And in the meantime," suggested Mr. Carless, "Miss Wickham might be asked to remain here -- under the wing of the excellent Miss Penkridge?"

The Middle of Things 1899

Viner introduced Mr. Pawle to Miss Penkridge with the remark that she was something of an authority in mysteries, and as soon as they had sat down to lunch, told her of Langton Hyde and his statement.

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Miss Penkridge, and then beckoned Lord Ellingham and the two solicitors to follow him out of the room.

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Miss Penkridge interrupted her nephew with a sniff.

The Middle of Things 1899

Miss Penkridge silently handed to her nephew an early edition of one of the evening newspapers and pointed to a paragraph in large type.

The Middle of Things 1899

Miss Penkridge dropped her knitting on her silk-gowned knees and stared at the leaping flames; her nephew, with an odd glance at her, rose from his easy-chair, picked up a pipe and began to fill it from a tobacco-jar on the mantelpiece.

The Middle of Things 1899