"ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY BUTLER-"
He was an immaculate servant. To watch him serve a salad was to watch an artist at work. To hear his subdued accents was a lesson in-, the art 01* voice-production. He 'nsver slipped, he never smiled., and ] lis mutton-chop whiskers marked him a 1? ono of the old and faithi'ul stock. But one evening, to the surprise of his master, he showed unaccountable signs of nervousness. When the chicken cams on, he confused it with the pheasant. He served cveiything in th2 wrong ord.uv made blunder after blunder, and put a final tcuch to his shame by upsetting the salt over th 3 only superstitious member of the party. Then, at last, when the ladios had retired to the drawing-room, he touched his master on the shoulder. "'I beg your pardon, sir," he said .n a respectful undertone, "but could you manage to spare me now ? My house is on fire."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 677, 13 June 1914, Page 3
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156"ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY BUTLER-" King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 677, 13 June 1914, Page 3
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