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 re-appearing 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.
employers
B.
children
C.
workers
D.
horses