Though it was one of warm approval and hearty good wishes, Mrs. Macon fancied she could read, between the lines of charming French-English, a desire to take the direction of affairs as soon as her husband's already improved condition should permit; and this did not suit the energetic manageress of this new family at all.
"Sara, a Princess"
Fannie E. Newberry
Everything, therefore, was quiet enough when the chief, accompanied by Chettle, drove up, entered the hall, and asked to see the manager and manageress.
"The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation"
J. S. Fletcher
The manageress dropped into a chair and stared at her visitors.
"The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation"
J. S. Fletcher