The things we do!

At
five o'clock in summer, at seven in winter (for Miss Honeyman, a good
economist, was chary of candlelight), Hannah woke up little Sally, and
these three women rose. I leave you to imagine what a row there was in
the establishment if Sally appeared with flowers under her bonnet, gave
signs of levity or insubordination, prolonged her absence when sent forth
for the beer, or was discovered in flirtation with the baker's boy or the
grocer's young man. Sally was frequently renewed. Miss Honeyman called
all her young persons Sally; and a great number of Sallies were consumed
in her house. The qualities of the Sally for the time-being formed a
constant and delightful subject of conversation between Hannah and her
mistress. The few friends who visited Miss Honeyman in her back-parlour
had their Sallies, in discussing whose peculiarities of disposition these
good ladies passed the hours agreeably over their tea.
Many persons who let lodgings in Brighton have been servants themselves--
are retired housekeepers, tradesfolk, and the like.


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