Alice Wilson - George Wilson's sister, a pious old washerwoman, herbalist, sick-nurse.

The breeze off the water was chill, but Morik was still sweating under the heavy folds of his latest disguise as an old washerwoman.

Just knowing you equate me with an old Chinese washerwoman has my heart going pitter-pat.

"When the old washerwomen at dusk are merging into trees and rocks."

But the next time I got a green dress he gave our fat old washerwoman a dress off the same piece.

The girl laughed: "You're an old washerwoman!"

"There goes the old washerwoman over the way," said his mother, as she looked out of the window.

And the old washerwoman popped her head in at the door, nodded to him friendly, and said, "Thanks, many thanks, my good child, for your help!

He should know Herald Laika, though he'd last seen her just before she left to infiltrate the Tedrels in her guise of an old washerwoman.

There's an old washerwoman comes in to collect it.