“Jenkins keeps things shipshape around here. A great estate cannot run without a man of business with a keen eye on the books. ”

“Headed up to the big house, sir? Very good sir. Let me get the door for you, sir.”

“The Blue Room is an absolute mess. Crumbs in the sheets, and we'll never get all this cigarette ash out of the carpet. ”

“A great house runs when everyone is in their place and everyone Knows Their Place.”

“No, no, this needn't go all the way to her Ladyship. You tell me if there's any trouble and I'll see to correcting it before it goes upstairs.”

“If you would drink this, sir. It is a little preparation of my own invention. It is the Worcester sauce that gives it its colour. The raw egg makes it nutritious. The red pepper gives it its bite. Gentlemen have told me they find it extremely invigorating after a late evening.”

“A little whiskey on their gums puts them right to sleep, and then they're safe as houses in the nursery 'stead of getting up to trouble, the little devils.”

“You'd not believe what I heard while holding the curling iron this afternoon. Let's have a cuppa and I'll tell you everything.”

“The ancients taught us everything we need to know, Master Thos. All we have to do is follow their wisdom and pay attention in our lessons. ”

“I can't say as I hear too much from the folks in the big house, but now and again I met a fellow willing to admire the flowers and share a cigarette. Gives a body a chance to cultivate a little conversation, sharing a few gaspers.”

“Us folks below stairs deserve a hot meal and a clean tablecloth as well. And perhaps a tipple afterwards...”

“Silly boy, you've misplaced his Lordship's best wingtips! You'll never make Footman at this rate.”

“Serving at table lets one overhear all manner of trifles. Ready for the next course, milord? ”