A Daughter of the Samurai · Character
Mrs. Holmes
An American woman who hosts Etsu.
minor
First appearance: xvii first impressions
Mrs. Holmes shows up with force in Strange Customs. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned in a memory of giving Etsu chewing gum on the train, which Etsu mistook for medicine.
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