steward

“You’re a ship’s cousin, I tell ye, Master Doo-but-little,” roared the steward; “some such matter as a ship’s cousin, sir.

“There's been more peace than love atwixt us, master,” cried the steward, making some very unequivocal demonstrations toward hostility;

Then they both stepped forth into the broad passage that led to the Steward's pantry, where each man drew his sword again and without more ado fell upon the other as though he would hew his fellow limb from limb.

"I bear no love for that pursy Steward, but I thought that we had engaged to fight with one another and that it must be done."

"Still, you are acting foolishly by running the chance," continued the Steward, roughly; "and it is still more foolish of you to transform all those people from Oz into green ornaments."

"Because you are my Chief Steward you have an idea you can scold me as much as you please.

"I am a lowborn, miserable villain," declared the Chief Steward, humbly.

"You will have to go to the Land of Oz to recover it, and your Majesty can't get to the Land of Oz in any possible way," said the Steward, yawning because he had been on duty ninety-six hours, and was sleepy.

Daughtry kissed with his lips again, and Michael turned around so as to face him, sat down, and rested his head on the steward's knees.

The steward impatiently took the paddle away from him and bent to the work.

went the steward's keys upon his crown, and the worthy danced around him playing a tattoo that made Little John's ears ring.

There sat Little John eating away for dear life, while the fat steward was rolled under the table like a bundle of rags.

Pierre had none of the practical persistence that would have enabled him to attend to the business himself and so he disliked it and only tried to pretend to the steward that he was attending to it.

The chief steward, who considered the young count's attempts almost insane- unprofitable to himself, to the count, and to the serfs- made some concessions.