Old she was not; but her peculiar graces of person, her rotund form, her badly-made front of flaxen curls, which was rarely in its place, made her appear so.

A bold, scheming, unscrupulous, vulgar-minded woman, who had never considered other people's feelings in her life, whether equals or inferiors.

In her day she must have been rather tall--nearly as tall as that elegant Maude who followed her; but her astounding width caused her now to appear short.
She went looking into the different rooms as shown to her by Mirrable, and chose the best for herself and her daughter.
"Three en suite.

Yes, that will be the thing, Mirrable.

Lady Maude will take the inner one, I will occupy this, and my maid the outer.