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Betty Holmes

An old servant at the Grey parsonage.

minor

Also known as Betty, old Betty Holmes

First appearance: i the parsonage

Betty Holmes shows up with force in IV: The Grandmamma. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The nursery-maid who sympathizes with Agnes and admits to losing her place for hitting the children.
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TAThomas AshbyAGAgnes GreyMAMary AnnMGMr. GreenMBMrs. BloomfieldBHBetty Holmes

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Village life and minor characters
  • Moral and social contrasts
  • Protagonist
  • Family and early influences

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Betty Holmes in i the parsonage