Here she collides with Lord Blackthorn, whose real name is Juniper Jubilee, an elf to the servant class who possesses a facile understanding of English society in the Regency period and seeks to sample its pleasures. Whilst serving drinks at the ball – something that, in reality, a footman would do – Effie meets Benedict again and needs to cool off in the garden. She also has a preference for French maids and expects her servants to adopt a French name and accent. The complaint is that her ladyship dismisses any servant she disapproves of and fails to replace them. Lady Culver is organising a ball, and there are not enough servants available for both the necessary preparation and the usual daily round. She is an intelligent young woman who dislikes how the world is ordered but, like the rest of us, gets on with it regardless until she develops a crush on Benedict, the younger brother of her employer. Euphemia Reeves, known as Effie, is a humble, industrious domestic servant in the employ of Lord Culver.
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