Put herself into the power of this greedy and unscrupulous old beldame?

The maniac proved to be a son of the old beldame.

The beldame shook her head sorrowfully, as she answered sagely:

But no single syllable would the old beldame now utter against her ancient mistress.

The beldame looked at him scornfully, and disdained to reply.

I am neither childish-young, nor beldame-old, but, the world says, a good agreeable woman.

I'll drop a tactical nuke on it if that's what you want, you fucking beldame!

Phillipa, how do you stand with this old beldame?

Perhaps a granny beldame in a Parisian alley; perhaps for years asleep in Pere la Chaise.

The beldame drew back after uttering this anathema, and again resumed her station near the hearth.

But the avaricious beldame is not yet satisfied.

What did the beldame mean by saying, "Keep your secret, and I'll keep mine"?

And he rose and went over to the table of the beldame and sat down beside her.

In fact, she is a regular beldame.

Yet "Dodd" worked the genius of this respectable old beldame to the very verge of bankruptcy.

Away with it, you ancient beldame!