The house, and every person in it, are at your disposal.

Ring the bell once if you want the man-servant.
Ring twice if you wish the housemaid to wait on you.

From time to time I shall just look in myself to see how you are going on.

I am responsible for your comfort and security, you know, while you honor me by remaining under my roof." He lifted my hand to his lips, and fixed a last attentive look on me.
"I hope I am not running too great a risk," he said--more to himself than to me.

"The women have led me into many a rash action in my time.
Have _you_ led me, I wonder, into the rashest action of all ?" With those ominous last words he bowed gravely and left me alone in the room..