To this an exception must be made in favor of Mrs. Temple and of Delilah, the household factotum, who was no more afraid of General Temple than Mrs. Temple was.
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Molly Elliot Seawell
Mrs. Sherrard called up her factotum, a venerable negro woman, Delilah's double, and in ten minutes they were sitting around the table laughing and eating and drinking.
"Throckmorton"
Molly Elliot Seawell
The colored factotum had brought out a large yellow bowl, a big, flat, blue dish, and a rusty bottle.
"Throckmorton"
Molly Elliot Seawell