What is "abovestairs"

Usage examples of "abovestairs".

She felt more than one pang of conscience as she agreed that Wickham was, indeed, abovestairs at that very moment, and, was moreover, slightly wounded from an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot.

Caroline leaned forward in her eagerness to persuade Mary, the goings-on abovestairs temporarily forgotten.

I do know that it will not do at all to have those three romanticize him else they will all be abovestairs, trying to hatch schemes to lure him away from Sofie and on to Gretna Green.

We went abovestairs to tidy up for luncheon, and make further plans to delude him.

It was the first time he had got abovestairs, but I think he might have quelled his curiosity.

So we thought a toss of the dice might decide who would be the first to take her abovestairs and prove her a liar.

Would you care to join me in taking this one abovestairs and introducing her to a real feast?

Widahd lingered abovestairs only long enough to to collect the necessaries, then trooped off to the semi-detached bath chamber, returning a good hour later.

Royce surmised the besotted vassal was still abovestairs, staring at the nun.

I take Ulric abovestairs so that you may continue with your conference?

Morag undisturbed abovestairs, Delia went alone to her workbox in the parlour.

She lurked abovestairs, surreptitiously watching from behind the balustrade, prepared to duck and cower at any moment.

In the small hours the common room slowly emptied as even those who had rooms abovestairs staggered off to find their beds.

Confused shouts came from abovestairs in the inn, and the pounding of running feet.

Juilin continued to slip abovestairs and was seen by Suroth, which earned him a strapping hung up by his wrists from a stallpost in the stables.