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7.2k, rated M, Gen. After nursing the dying Hildebrand Grouse on his deathbed, Harry Kahner, an ex-whore, is given a position as footman by Hildebrand's brother, Dietrich Grouse — known to the world primarily by his title, Lord Altham. Harry is less suited to life in the big house than he might have hoped, and Lady Altham intervenes on his behalf. 

Quiet and pensive fiction with some slice-of-life, a standalone short set in 1830s England.