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Louise Schofield
The Schofields’ maid plays an important role in “Taste,” as she exposes Richard Pratt’s deception. Her matter-of-fact announcement that Pratt left his glasses in the study—where Mike allows his wines to breathe before serving them—suggests that Pratt had an opportunity to see the wine label before the bet, turning his “expert deduction” into a calculated performance. The maid reinforces the idea that just because “the help” is often unseen doesn’t mean they are foolish or ignorant, and those who dismiss them without respect may eventually come to regret it.
The Maid Quotes in The Great Automatic Grammatizator
The The Great Automatic Grammatizator quotes below are all either spoken by The Maid or refer to The Maid. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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12. Taste Quotes
‘Why the study?’
‘Acquiring room temperature, of course. It’s been there twenty-four hours.’
‘But why the study?’
‘It’s the best place in the house. Richard helped me choose it last time he was here.’
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The Maid Character Timeline in The Great Automatic Grammatizator
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12. Taste
...reveal the label. It is clear that Pratt has guessed correctly. Just then, the Schofields’ maid steps forward and hands Pratt his spectacles, announcing (loudly) that he left them in Mike’s...
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