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Willam's relationship with his son suffers greatly because of this devout dedication to work.
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Stevens returns to the definition of a 'great' butler as determined by the Hayes Society - namely the butler must be a member of a 'distinguished' household. Stevens says his generation has a much more idealistic view of this...
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I don't recall he was embarrassed, of the hall itself, at least in the movie version.
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