In a Great House, there was a very strict hierarchy.
Everyone knew exactly what position they were, and who was above and below them
on the totem pole.
But they also all knew who really controlled the place.
At Georgefield House, it was the Housekeeper, Mrs.
Smythe-Cock. She may nominally have been below the Butler,
but there wasn’t a single thing that went on in any part of the household she
wasn’t aware of.
So when it was discovered that the entire maid staff had
been stealing, people were confused, didn’t she know?
The seven fired girls never said anything…
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