Civil servants announced their campaign against an imposed pay deal with unofficial walkouts and will be balloting for strikes next month. |
Gifts arrived by the wagonloads, the servants rushed to prepare the large dinner for the party, I was beside myself trying to keep order. |
The acute dearth of primary sources or written documents left by the servants themselves in the colonial period acts as a stumbling block. |
During one such meeting, the residents are warned that their house servants may be spies and to watch out. |
Residents entered the building from the street, with servants using the rear walkways and service lift. |
By the 15th cent., the palace was a rabbit warren of rooms and corridors, swarming with servants and lawyers, and liable to flooding. |