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Pubic Hair

The Earl and Countess have a particular interest in the ancient world, the gardens especially are littered with naked marble statues, and know enough that the aristos in ancient times (particularly in Greece) shaved even in their special area (usually plucked there), so The Countess and her 2 elder daughters are virtually hair free below the neck. Angelica however has a let it grow policy although she does shave her armpits and the hair on her limbs is so fine and blonde you would have to be close to notice. Maybe some of the others, inspired by the statues or what they have witnessed, might have done the same, but the vast majority are going to have bush. I would imagine, the Earl, Percy and Richard are also nicely trimmed.

Discipline

Now corporal punishment did not really exist in most great houses by the 20th century because:

**1.**  lesser crimes tended to be punished by fines or even starvation;
**2.**  the level of crime for which you were immediately dismissed was quite low;
**3.    ** servants would bring legal cases of **** against their abusers (this even happened with
           slaves in Roman times!!!).

However Great Houses would make their own rules and in Cockshoots Hall all manner of behaviour is allowed by the servants that would not be tolerated elsewhere. Examples of this are: talking to each other in the presence of residents, failing to be discrete while carrying out their duties, fraternising with staff of the opposite gender in the House. In addition, because several of their staff would struggle to get employed elsewhere, staff would have to do something seriously wrong (persistent stealing, striking a guest without it being self-defence) to be dismissed. Starvation is cruel so the servants are left to choose between a fine and corporal punishment with almost all servants opting for the latter.

The exact form of this punishment is left up to the three people who administer the discipline: the Estate Manager, the Housekeeper and the Butler. As well as punishing the outside staff, the Estate Manager physically disciplines the kitchen staff if the Cook requests it, although to his disappointment she rarely does. Nevertheless the Head Kitchen Maid has been known to give an encouraging slap on the behind to the rest of the kitchen staff. The Family are of course above this sort of thing and only spank for pleasure, like a few of the staff.