佣人

My grandmother used to work below stairs as a housemaid when she was young.

我祖母年轻的时候曾当过女。

He was irritable and sometimes jabbed his stick into his servant's face.

"他脾气暴躁,有时用手杖戳的脸。"

These girls never hired out to do servants' work.

这些姑娘从去做的工作。

There are two other servants who sleep out.

还有两个晚上住在这里。

I was allotted a little room in the servant's block.

分给我套房中的一小间。

The new servant was decently dressed.

新来的衣着得体。

The servant attends on his master.

侍候其主。

Skivvy? Please stop.

？请停下吧。

He hired a battery of staff to help him with the daily chores, including a scullion (dishwasher), a laundress and a shoeblack (someone who cleans shoes).

当时达尔文了很多帮他打理日常事务，其中包括厨房(洗碗工)，洗衣女工和擦鞋匠。