Technically, the housekeeper and the butler are 'equal' (though the butler is higher status than the housekeeper due to sex), so Mrs. M. is higher status than any of the maids.  In a realistic setting, the housekeeper manages the female servants, the butler the male but this is not that sort of setting.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=151573.msg6914346#msg6914346">Quote from: luphawk on 12-09-2012, 19:16:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Note that his room is thru his office so she must talk to him first.<br/><br/>Am I mistaken in thinking the butler would be the one member of the staff above her?  Just want to be sure.<br/><br/>Also, just posted the single male I had promised.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>