" Though he was a newcomer and had arrived only a short while before the crisis, he proved to be a most industrious and loyal servant, and was appalled by the way the other servants were taking advantage of their masters. He had insufficient status among the domestic staff to dare voice his feelings to the offenders, and could only eat his evening meal and take his indignation to bed. "

― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes