Did not Sally wish the handmaiden a merry Christmas?
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
At a minute to the hour the teapot itself was on the tray, and the heavy breathing of the handmaiden in the kitchen was audible to all.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs
However, with the second glass of champagne, the guest manifestly began to take more interest in things in general and of the expectant handmaiden in particular.
"A Poached Peerage"
William Magnay