He was only one of a large crew of similarly employed men, but he was a favorite with the Head custodian, who not only felt sorry for the simple-minded deaf-mute, but appreciated the hard work he did.
"The Foreign Hand Tie"
Gordon Randall Garrett
To be the custodian of Rendle's inner self, the door, as it were, to the sanctuary, had at first seemed to Danyers so comprehensive a privilege that he had the sense, as his friendship with Mrs. Anerton advanced, of forcing his way into a life already crowded.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
For 20 years the sacred ark of Israel had remained at Kirjath-jearim, in the house of Abinadab, who had made one of his sons the custodian of it.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker