Question

What does Twain satirize in the following excerpt from the story? I rang. The same servant appeared. I asked for those gentlemen. "They are gone." This in the lofty, cold way of that fellow's tribe.

Answer 1

Answer:

Twain is satirizing the cold and distant attitude of all servants or butlers across London and, possibly, England. When Henry meets the servant for the second time, the servant speaks to him in a cold and a distant fashion, common to his "tribe." By using the word tribe, Twain attempts to group together all servants of such richly estates. He then treats their general cold attitude towards guests or strangers as a behavior or a tradition common to the tribe. The writer may be hinting that a lot of servants may have become proud after being in the company of rich employers for a long time. They may have started considering themselves above the common folks such as the narrator and would treat such people with an air of indifference.

Explanation:

Answer for Plato

Answer 2

The author satirizes the way in what the servant's tribe are or talk in general. Twain says at the servant responds to his request in a lofty and cold way, like everyone else in his tribe.