A Study in Scarlet · Character
Mrs. Charpentier
Landlady of the boarding house where Drebber stayed.
minor
Also known as Madame Charpentier
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Mrs. Charpentier shows up with force in VI: Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Interviewed by Gregson; she reluctantly reveals that Drebber behaved coarsely toward her daughter Alice and that she gave him notice to leave.
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