doorkeeper

His lordship, as we know, was away, and on his return questioned the doorkeeper as to the name of his visitor.

The doorkeeper answered in a very discourteous way that it was none of his business where the senators were.

He soon brought him to the stranger, who then gave his card to the doorkeeper and asked him to call at his hotel that evening.

I scared up a doorkeeper and was ready at the proper time, and by pure good luck a tolerably good house assembled and I was saved.

And a moment later the two associates were talking earnestly near the doorkeeper's lodge.