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PROLOGUE · JULY 1956 Darlington Hall

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The narrator deliberates extensively on the merits of a proposed motoring trip, analyzing his current staffing shortages and professional duties before deciding to visit Miss Kenton in the West Country.

Chapter 1 - DAY ONE · EVENING Salisbury

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Stevens travels to Salisbury, observes the English countryside, and delivers a lengthy discourse on the definition of a 'great' butler, analyzing the dignity of his father and his own professional resolve.