Headmistressy

The moment passed, and she packed him firmly off with cheerful, conventional, headmistressy remarks about being a good boy, and next term coming soon.

So he would have to take her to some expensive Thames-side pub, and in this grand, headmistressy mood she would be sure to order smoked salmon.

Violet, who was British and sat through my classes with a headmistressy stare, did say she admired the Heidelberg school of painters.