Who at Hartsfield announced visitors??

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Who at Hartsfield announced visitors?? Written by jeffrey (1/27/2011 8:28 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, I agree, penned by Ramya

From Ch 1:

".....The backgammon-table was placed; but a visitor immediately afterwards walked in and made it unnecessary...."

Miss Austen at this point introduces Mr. Knightley into the story and he just walks in unannounced. Would not a gentleman, even one intimately connected with the Woodhouses, not wait for a servant to open the door and announce a caller?

Who was it, back then, that was responsible for tending the front door and announcing visitors?

Either Hartfield did not have such a servant or Mr. Knightley was expected/encouraged to just walk right in (!)

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Mrs. Goddard & Mr. Woodhouse Robbin (1/26/2011 1:33 p.m.)

Could Mrs Goddard have been a governess kathleen (elder) (1/26/2011 1:55 p.m.)
- However, it means Ramya (1/26/2011 2:09 p.m.)
  - She could have been a governess elsewhere kathleen (elder) (1/26/2011 2:22 p.m.)
    - I agree that the Woodhouse's would have to have AnnetteJ (1/26/2011 3:29 p.m.)
      - There's a butler....   Reeba (1/26/2011 3:33 p.m.)
        
        I agree   Ramya (1/26/2011 4:29 p.m.)
        
        Who at Hartsfield announced visitors??   jeffrey (1/27/2011 8:28 a.m.)
        
        We have to...   Reeba (1/27/2011 8:35 a.m.)
        
        Do we have an idea what class the woodhouses were?   Mieke (1/29/2011 7:37 a.m.)
        
        Woodhouses   Bridget D (1/29/2011 7:43 a.m.)
        
        thank you for your reply Bridget,   Mieke (1/29/2011 8:08 a.m.)
        
        but a visitor immediately after[ the servant] walked in   Stephanie (1/27/2011 9:11 a.m.)
        
        walking in   Bridget D (1/29/2011 2:48 a.m.)
        
        I assume also that Mr. Knightley   Graciela (1/31/2011 12:10 p.m.)
        
        servants   Bridget D (1/29/2011 3:30 a.m.)
      - Housekeepers and servants Melinda Mary (1/26/2011 9:06 p.m.)
    - You are right Ramya (1/26/2011 4:36 p.m.)
Money and perhaps, influence? Ramya (1/26/2011 2:00 p.m.)
Habits of gentle selfishness Stephanie (1/26/2011 4:18 p.m.)

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