[Comprehensive] The daily life of Miss Downton Fourth

Shortly after Christmas and approaching New Year's Eve, it is rare for people in Downton Abbey to live so neatly for such a long time.

Mrs. Patmore, the cook, has been busy recently. Downton Abbey has guests staying overnight almost every day, which means she has to prepare different dishes every day.The fat body is spinning around in the kitchen for a day, it's like running for a few kilometers, and I feel that I have lost weight.

Daisy has also had some girlish thoughts in the past two days, and her age is a few years younger than Gwen Anna's maids.Daisy has been working in the kitchen with Mrs. Patmore since she was a child, and the only people she comes into contact with are the servants in Downton Abbey.

She was not allowed to stay upstairs except for trivial matters such as lighting a fire, and she rarely had the chance to see the masters.The other servants didn't say anything about the master's affairs, except for one.

The second valet, Thomas, is a showman.This habit may have something to do with Thomas' childhood. He was always bullied by children in the same village because of his differences.

Thomas felt that he was different now, that he was a man of status.Since Downton, Thomas has been working hard to reach his current position.

Being able to follow the masters to meet those upper-class people, he is also the first choice of manservants when guests come to the manor.Thomas liked to talk downstairs about things upstairs, the habits of the hostess, who came again, how much tip he received, and so on.

When talking about these things, of course, Mrs. Hughes is usually in her room when Butler Carson is away.Mrs. Patmore usually doesn't talk to each other. After all, she is much more transparent than a little girl at her age.

Anna will do her own thing, and she will say a few words by the way and never express her opinion.Daisy was probably the only one who listened carefully. She had never stayed upstairs for a long time, so she had no reflection on the names Thomas said, but this did not prevent her from being curious.

Over time, Daisy felt that Thomas was a little charming, especially when he slightly curled his lips, he was a little wickedly handsome.The little girl whose spring heart has just sprouted has a little understanding of the relationship between men and women.

Daisy felt that she fell in love with the dark-haired, blue-eyed Thomas with a gloomy temperament, and in the next few days, she habitually looked for him whenever she had time.When the dinner is served, he also likes to pass the food to Thomas, avoiding William, and giving him a sweet smile.

However, Thomas, who had a different sexual orientation, was destined to ignore this smile. He just looked at the dinner plate in his hand and frowned.

"Daisy, this should be for William, I don't serve this kind of dish."

Look, he is just a second servant and not the master's personal servant. Thomas has already begun to choose what dishes match his status.William, who has not been in Downton for as long as Thomas, is a talkative and good-tempered boy. Even if Thomas often pushes the job to him, he will not tell Carson.

Anna and the others sometimes help William when Thomas goes too far.Later, in the girls' conversation, whenever someone mentioned that Thomas was a bit bad, Daisy would refute.

She felt that it was too much to say that it was bad. Thomas was just strict. After all, Downton Abbey is a place with rules.Gwen felt that Daisy was a bit unusual, and she joked: "You don't like Thomas, do you? Talk for him like this."

Unexpectedly, Daisy, who was not good at words, blushed directly, and Gwen and Anna looked at each other.It's really a girl's mind. It's a bit difficult to deal with Thomas. Would he like a little helper who cares about his status?

When the changing bell rang, the maids Gwen and Anna put down their teacups and went upstairs one after another.

Recently, Cynthia's height has increased by a few centimeters, because her diet is well controlled, but she hasn't gained much weight.But if Cynthia said it was all thanks to the corset, it was hard for her to eat as much as she wanted while wearing that thing.

In this era, simple curling irons have been invented, and Downton's maids have learned how to use them with interest.No girl is indifferent to being beautiful, and hair is the winning factor in this time without magic makeup.

Gwen heated up the curling iron and carefully lifted a strand of Cynthia's hair around the end, pausing for a moment before letting go.Cynthia was leafing through a pamphlet about some dress shops in Regent Street, which contained photographs of clothes.

Her figure changes every year, so the size is troublesome, and she has to buy new clothes every year.Cynthia and Mary have tailors they know well, and they will measure and make some clothes for them.

But if you go to London to attend some banquets, then the evening dress cannot come from the hands of those ordinary tailors.Then you have to go to the famous designer in London, where the price of an evening dress has doubled.

"Miss, are you going to London anytime soon?"

Cynthia raised her head to look at Gwen in the mirror, and thought about it carefully, as if she didn't have anything to do in London.

But she didn't refuse immediately, instead she asked, "What's the matter, do you want to go to London?"

Gwen struggled a bit, she had been tossing and turning over this for several nights.Before, she always felt that there was nothing wrong with being a maid, and her parents were very proud of herself for getting this job.

After all, if Miss Cynthia is married, she might be the No. 1 choice for personal maid.Being the personal maid of a noble lady is a very good thing for the family.

But Gwen, who accompanied Cynthia to study and listened to her words in the office, hesitated.She felt that her Miss was different from the Eldest Miss and the Second Miss. Miss Cynthia didn't care much about her future husband-in-law, she even wanted to be a doctor.

At this time, Gwen asked herself, is her goal in life really set as a personal maid?In the future, you will not marry when you are O'Brien's age, or you will marry a manservant in the manor, or you will marry a farmer and leave the manor.

This is a day where the end can be seen at a glance, and Gwen suddenly doesn't want to live such a day.She had also been to London and met some working women.They wear stylish uniforms and go in and out of the office.

The smiles on their faces are confident and cheerful.The life of being a maid in the manor was also very good, but Gwen felt that she was not happy. She didn't like getting up early every day to work, and she didn't like that she couldn't even open the door of Downton to guests.

"I, I want to buy a typewriter and sign up for a correspondence course."

A maid doesn't need to practice typing. Does Gwen want to leave Downton and become a secretary?Not only was Cynthia not unhappy, but she was very happy for her thoughts. Gwen was not her, and she had never seen the development of society later.

The industry of maid and male servant will eventually decrease with the decline of the nobility. The job that is envied by everyone today may be complained by people in the future.From her point of view, it is not easy for Gwen to actively seek higher career pursuits, which means that she can choose to give up everything she has now.

Cynthia encouraged her with a smile: "That's a good idea. I can help you find an institution that can teach these things. They will definitely sell typewriters or something, but don't tell people until you learn it or even get a job." This matter. They may not understand you, but Gwen, you have taken a very important step, so don't give up."

Gwen nodded, she also knew that Miss Cynthia would not object, so she said it very well.She was the daughter of a farm worker who was so unfamiliar with London that it was difficult to find correspondence courses, let alone bring a typewriter in.

Cynthia's hair was quickly done, and all the hairstyles of ladies of the early twentieth century were well suited to a hat, and taking it off ensured that it would not be messy.

Her hair wasn't curled from top to bottom, just slightly curved at the ends.Gwen matched her with a headband around her forehead, and the black lace headband made Cynthia's complexion even fairer.

This kind of small accessory is essential, especially in the case of not wearing different hats, the ladies also have various means to attract people's attention to their faces.

After making an appointment with Gwen to go to London, Cynthia was ready to go downstairs to attend today's dinner.She walked down the stairs slowly, wearing blue silk Strap laces on her feet.

Sean downstairs stared blankly for a moment, he didn't expect to see Cynthia here.Before coming here, his friends had always told Sean that this was the estate of the Earl of Grantham, and the current Earl was Robert Crawley.

Although they were all surnamed Crowley, Sean didn't think much about it.In a big family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the number of descendants can reach a terrifying number.But the system of the eldest son inheriting everything means that other descendants can only work hard on their own, so the same surname doesn't matter, maybe Cynthia hasn't met the earl yet.

Xiao En also thought about mentioning this distant relative to Cynthia next time he saw her.Unexpectedly, the next moment, my friend told me that the lady who was coming down was the fourth daughter of the earl.

"Miss Cynthia."

"Cynthia Crawley."

The voices of the two overlapped, and Sean's friend asked in surprise, "You know her name? Aren't you dedicated to academics?"

Cynthia also saw Sean at this time, she didn't dare to look at him, and glanced away in panic.I didn't expect to lose my horse so suddenly. If Sean went back and told Joanna, then his identity as a liar would be confirmed.

Even Joanna, who has a carefree personality, would not want to be friends with a liar. Cynthia's heart was beating like a drum, so she could only try her best to sit down with a calm face.

Cynthia didn't remember any of the topics that the people next to the dinner talked about with herself.Anyway, no matter what he said, Cynthia always had a universal answer template: Yes, yes, you are right.

Sure enough, Sean walked towards Cynthia immediately after dinner, and she had no choice but to stand there and wait for Sean's questioning.

"Before I saw you, I was thinking about telling you that you have a 'distant relative' who is an earl next time."

Cynthia didn't expect that Sean not only didn't ask her why, but made a joke instead.This self-mockery made Cynthia relax a lot, and there was a little smile on her face.

But I still have to explain: "I don't want to be special, I don't want to be isolated by them because of my identity."

Every school has people like Hurley the little bully, and Cynthia doesn't have to do anything but exist to get in her eyes.If she revealed that she was the earl's daughter, Hurley would not feel that there was a class difference between them, but would feel that she was showing off.

The Hurley family is a typical emerging wealthy class. This kind of people look down on the upper-class nobles who have no money and insist on living aristocrats. The nobles also think that they are nouveau riche and do not understand etiquette.

"I'm sorry for cheating Joanna. I planned to say it later, but I was delayed when I encountered some things."

Cynthia also hesitated for a long time, she couldn't find a showdown with Joanna directly in the afternoon.That's too casual, and she has to prepare a gift she likes to apologize.

As for what was delayed, Sean didn't know.Joanna was tight-lipped about Cynthia's kidnapping. Even a woman with a personality like her knows the importance of reputation, so of course she would not tell others about it.

Sean now understood why Cynthia was nervous, and he promised, "I won't tell Joanna before you."

Sure enough, when he said this, Cynthia was obviously relieved, and her smile became more sincere.

"You were amazing today, but it doesn't seem like a good thing to me."

Cynthia didn't know whether it was a compliment or not. Sean smiled shyly and said, "At first, I thought the difficulty I had to overcome was just the suitors you attracted because of your beauty. Your new identity seems to make it more difficult. Quite a few. It seems to make it more difficult for me to pursue you."

This was the first time Sean said the word pursuit, and Cynthia thought that according to his character as a little sheep, it would be too late to speak frankly.

Cynthia looked at Xiao En's earnest and expectant eyes, and her heart softened.If she hadn't fallen in love with Sherlock first, maybe she would have fallen in love with Sean like this.

"I'm glad to hear from you. But Sean, I already have someone I like."

Sean immediately thought of a candidate, and he tentatively asked, "That Mr. Sherlock Holmes?"

Sean also noticed the performance of the two of them at the dinner table last time.It was also because of him that Xiao En decided to confess his feelings in advance, but he didn't expect that detective to be so quick.

Cynthia nodded and said, "Yes."

Sean tasted bitterness for the first time, and the dog's eyes shrugged.Even so, he maintained his demeanor: "He is very lucky, I hope Mr. Holmes can cherish this luck."

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