Those who do choose the profession can do quite well for themselves savvy housekeeper Mary Dove picks this line of work for the pay.
These old, large households are becoming less common, and it’s hard to find and afford good help to keep the place running. Good help is hard to findĬhristie taps into a trend similar to 2021’s Great Resignation. He’s often drunk and unreliable, and only keeps his job because Mrs. Granted, they didn’t get along with Rex, but murder? And so forth …)Īnd she names the butler “Crump,” to top it off. (Because, after all, certainly no one in the household would’ve done it. She portrays the butler like one of those off-page “tramps” that everyone (except the professional sleuths) initially assumes is the killer. Christie satirizes the “butler did it” cliché. “Rye” is a rare book where many of the household staff get full characterizations. Son Percival Fortescue (whose characterization is easy to remember because he’s like Percy Weasley from “Harry Potter”) and his wife have a wing with their own entrance. Miss Ramsbottom, the sister-in-law of murder victim Rex Fortescue, is a recluse in an isolated room who unfurls religious judgments. or Miss Fortescue in dialog, thus causing me to page back to the dramatis personae – occupy a house so large that people don’t cross each other’s paths all that much. The seven Fortescues – whom Christie often calls Mr. Urn:oclc:876813391 Republisher_date 20120407013454 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120406053318 Scanner with other novels from around this time, the cultural transition is noticeable. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:54:16 Boxid IA177001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor
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