Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We convinced my youngest brother to play act a butler. He loved it and we could ring a bell and ask him to get us food/drinks from the kitchen or wash our dishes. Lasted a few months before the novelty ran out for him.
You convinced your youngest brother to play act a
footman.
If I may beg to disagree, PP clearly talked their little brother into playing the role of a parlour cum scullery maid. Footmen were mainly responsible for standing around looking fancy, passing dishes at dinner, and the occasional heavy lifting jobs.