Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants Read online

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  motorcars see cars

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  old retainers see retirement

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  see also maids

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  rules of the house see codes of conduct

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  salaries see wages

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  see also maids

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  see also dinner parties

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  waiters see butlers; dinner parties; footmen

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