Nell Briggs

I pulled every one of those cords myself, but the fourth seat's tablecloth never once had my hand on it. And I still don't know why twelve candles burned down so fast that night of all nights.

• Doctor Ambrose KilburnThat's damp and the weight of cloth at work. A pressed mark isn't a hand.
  Nell BriggsBy your logic, Doctor, my staircase must catch indigestion every night as well.
• Gertie MaddoxShow me that tablecloth just the once, love. I'll make it worth your while.
  Nell BriggsI take my worth in rent. That's not for sale.

Not a farthing off the rent, not from me. But I've turned four men back from my front step this month, so the ledger balances well enough.

• Simon RushworthMight I have been one of those four, by any chance...
  Nell BriggsYou were the third. The second one had far better manners.
• Madame Orphee DuboisMrs. Briggs, might I borrow that hand of yours for my own parlour sometime. I pay generously.
  Nell BriggsMy knees won't survive the stairs in Mayfair, Madame.