Sometimes JA is ,unfairly IMHO, criticised for failing to mention in her novels the existance of many servants.

One critic referred to them as "invisible" servants IIRC.

My theroy is that she only mentioned them if they were necessary to the plot: but that doesn't mean that they were not "there".

Here in Letter 9 we have another example of a so-called invisible servant being very visible,and voluble indeed.:

You have already heard from Daniel ,I conclude , in what excellent time we erached and quitted Sittingbourne , and how very well my mother bore her journey thither.

Daniel was Edward Austen Knights coachman at Godmersham.edward and his family had obvioulsy now ( in October 1798)taken up residence at Godmersham upon kind Mrs Knight vacating the property.