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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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