Question

read the excerpt from jane eyre by charlotte bronte. here, mrs. fairfax is talking to jane. \yet you know in winter - time one feels dreary quite alone in the best quarters. i say alone - leah is a nice girl to be sure, and john and his wife are very decent people; but then you see they are only servants, and one cant converse with them on terms of equality: one must keep them at due distance, for fear of losing ones authority.\ what is mrs. fairfaxs perspective about servants? they should not socialize with their employers. they have little in common with their employers. they are less interesting than their employers. they should be intimidated by their employers.

Explanation:

Mrs. Fairfax states one can't converse with servants on equal - terms and must keep them at a distance to maintain authority. This implies she believes servants should not socialize with employers.

Answer:

They should not socialize with their employers.