Lol, I would doubt Parson Woodforde’s maid resembled Kate Beckinsale—either in an appropriate or an inappropriate outfit. ;) My guess is he probably meant she w

Lol, I would doubt Parson Woodforde’s maid resembled Kate Beckinsale—either in an appropriate or an inappropriate outfit. ;) My guess is he probably meant she was a little mouthy and stubborn for his standard of a servant. Both of those terms generally meant someone who was impudent, although “saucy” at the time did have connotations of lasciviousness. So, although he was a bachelor and a priest, it’s not to say that his use of the term would have been entirely angelic, haha.