Now they found time lay heavy on their hands, for there was only the vicar to look after. To see to his needs was John Summer, his coachman-cum-groom-cum-kennel master-cum-whipper in. Then there was the odd-man, Harry Tring, who still acted as footman or butler, depending on the importance of the callers. The knife boy was a new one, Herbert, from the Hopeminster orphanage. Cook-housekeeper Mrs Hammer held sway above and below stairs. There was even Rose, a parlourmaid. And there was Sarah Millet. Sarah’s duties were supposed to be those of lady’s maid, but without any ladies in the household, her work had sunk to that of general maid. And what sort of life was that? thought Sarah grumpily as she walked along by the village pond. Mr Armitage had said he could not announce their engagement to anyone, not until a decent period of mourning for his wife was over. But Diana Armitage had been married a month ago in half-mourning and her father did not seem to see anything wrong with that.
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