A Thief in the Night · Character

Lady Melrose

A society lady, possibly a hostess.

minor

First appearance: the rest cure

Lady Melrose shows up with force in The Last Word. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the aunt of Bunny's former fiancée, who has since died.

Lady Melrose first appears in 0002 the rest cure.

In The Last Word: Mentioned as the aunt of Bunny's former fiancée, who has since died.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the long-withheld truth about Raffles’s final act of he…

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