Select the correct answer.

Read the following sentence from the excerpt:

"Was it not enough that the woman was dead and done with, without her black and white servitors reappearing to spoil the day's happiness? Whoever employed them now I thought I would call upon, and ask as a personal favor to change her jhampanies' livery."

Which word has the closest meaning to "servitors" in the passage?

A. horses
B. employers
C. workers
D. children