Servant rules

Några viktiga regler:
1. When spoken to, stand still, keep your hands quiet, and always look at the person speaking.
2. Never let your voice be heard by the ladies and gentleman of the household. If they have spoken directly to you with a question or statement which requires a response, speak as little as possible.
3. Items that have been dropped, such as spectacles or handkerchiefs, and other small items, should be returned to their owners on a salver.
4. Never offer your opinion to your employer.
5. Always “give room”: that is, if you encounter one of your betters in the house or on the stairs, you are to make yourself as invisible as possible, turning yourself toward the wall and adverting your eyes.
6. Except in reply to a salutation offered, never say “good morning” or “good night” to your employer.
7. If you are required to walk with a lady or gentleman in order to carry packages, or any other reason, always keep 3 paces back.