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 * __Plot Summary__** – After the urgencies of Mr. Farraday, Stevens, a butler at the prestigious Darlington Hall, sets out on a road trip across the English countryside. His journey serves a couple of purposes, one of which is to visit Miss Kenton, a retired housemaid who worked with Stevens at Darlington Hall. Miss Kenton sends Stevens a letters and he interprets it to mean that she wants to come back and work at Darlington Hall. Coincidentally, Stevens is in the process of making a staff plan. In the end, it seems that Stevens has feelings toward Miss Kenton, but he fails to realize her feelings toward him. Throughout the novel, Stevens recalls various instances from both his and his father’s memory. He highlights the characteristics of dignity, duty, and hard work.