Thisprocessofprogressiveexemptionfromthecommonrunofindustrialemploymentwillcommonlybeginwiththeexemptionofthewife，orthechiefwife。Afterthecommunityhasadvancedtosettledhabitsoflife，wife-capturefromhostiletribesbecomesimpracticableasacustomarysourceofsupply。Wherethisculturaladvancehasbeenachieved，thechiefwifeisordinarilyofgentleblood，andthefactofherbeingsowillhastenherexemptionfromvulgaremployment。Themannerinwhichtheconceptofgentlebloodoriginates，aswellastheplacewhichitoccupiesinthedevelopmentofmarriage，cannotbediscussedinthisplace。Forthepurposeinhanditwillbesufficienttosaythatgentlebloodisbloodwhichhasbeenennobledbyprotractedcontactwithaccumulatedwealthorunbrokenprerogative。Thewomenwiththeseantecedentsispreferredinmarriage，bothforthesakeofaresultingalliancewithherpowerfulrelativesandbecauseasuperiorworthisfelttoinhereinbloodwhichhasbeenassociatedwithmanygoodsandgreatpower。Shewillstillbeherhusband’schattel，asshewasherfather’schattelbeforeherpurchase，butsheisatthesametimeofherfather’sgentleblood；andhencethereisamoralincongruityinheroccupyingherselfwiththedebasingemploymentsofherfellow-servants。
Howevercompletelyshemaybesubjecttohermaster，andhoweverinferiortothemalemembersofthesocialstratuminwhichherbirthhasplacedher，theprinciplethatgentilityistransmissiblewillacttoplaceherabovethecommonslave；andsosoonasthisprinciplehasacquiredaprescriptiveauthorityitwillacttoinvestherinsomemeasurewiththatprerogativeofleisurewhichisthechiefmarkofgentility。Furtheredbythisprincipleoftransmissiblegentilitythewife’sexemptiongainsinscope，ifthewealthofherownerpermitsit，untilitincludesexemptionfromdebasingmenialserviceaswellasfromhandicraft。Astheindustrialdevelopmentgoesonandpropertybecomesmassedinrelativelyfewerhands，theconventionalstandardofwealthoftheupperclassrises。Thesametendencytoexemptionfromhandicraft，andinthecourseoftimefrommenialdomesticemployments，willthenassertitselfasregardstheotherwives，ifsuchthereare，andalsoasregardsotherservantsinimmediateattendanceuponthepersonoftheirmaster。
Theexemptioncomesmoretardilytheremotertherelationinwhichtheservantstandstothepersonofthemaster。
Ifthepecuniarysituationofthemasterpermitsit，thedevelopmentofaspecialclassofpersonalorbodyservantsisalsofurtheredbytheverygraveimportancewhichcomestoattachtothispersonalservice。Themaster’sperson，beingtheembodimentofworthandhonour，isofthemostseriousconsequence。Bothforhisreputablestandinginthecommunityandforhisself-respect，itisamatterofmomentthatheshouldhaveathiscallefficientspecialisedservants，whoseattendanceuponhispersonisnotdivertedfromthistheirchiefofficebyanyby-occupation。Thesespecialisedservantsareusefulmoreforshowthanforserviceactuallyperformed。Insofarastheyarenotkeptforexhibitionsimply，theyaffordgratificationtotheirmasterchieflyinallowingscopetohispropensityfordominance。Itistrue，thecareofthecontinuallyincreasinghouseholdapparatusmayrequireaddedlabour；butsincetheapparatusiscommonlyincreasedinordertoserveasameansofgoodreputeratherthanasameansofcomfort，thisqualificationisnotofgreatweight。Alltheselinesofutilityarebetterservedbyalargernumberofmorehighlyspecialisedservants。
Thereresults，therefore，aconstantlyincreasingdifferentiationandmultiplicationofdomesticandbodyservants，alongwithaconcomitantprogressiveexemptionofsuchservantsfromproductivelabour。Byvirtueoftheirservingasevidenceofabilitytopay，theofficeofsuchdomesticsregularlytendstoincludecontinuallyfewerduties，andtheirservicetendsintheendtobecomenominalonly。Thisisespeciallytrueofthoseservantswhoareinmostimmediateandobviousattendanceupontheirmaster。Sothattheutilityofthesecomestoconsist，ingreatpart，intheirconspicuousexemptionfromproductivelabourandintheevidencewhichthisexemptionaffordsoftheirmaster’swealthandpower。