Enid Poole, the housemaid
Enid’s arrival at Number 39 was rather mysterious. Neither Foxe nor Boxe remembers advertising for a maid. Nor do they recall interviewing her.
They only know that one day, she was there. Suddenly there were nice meals, warm fires, and a tidy bedroom, so they felt she ought to stay.
Enid is frighteningly capable. Her efficiency is legendary. At any moment on any given day, she may be found chilling champagne for the workroom, polishing the floor in the hall, making the beds, pruning the tree on the roof terrace, fixing the broken leg of an armchair, and preparing the vegetables for dinner. Sometimes she seems to do all of these things at once.
Foxe and Boxe do not care to think of what might happen to the house should Enid ever decide to move on. The mere idea brings them out in a cold sweat.
She is, you will not be surprised to learn, by far the best-paid servant in the Crescent.
In her moments of leisure, Enid enjoys romantic novels, playing the harp, visits to the music hall, and the occasional drop of rum.