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Amaryllis at the Fair · Character

Tiras Wise

A local character, possibly a laborer or farmer.

minor

Also known as Tiras

First appearance: xvi

Tiras Wise shows up with force in X. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The shoemaker whose shop Amaryllis passes; his establishment has been in business since 1697.
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Tiras Wise first appears in 0019 xvi.

In X: The shoemaker whose shop Amaryllis passes; his establishment has been in business since 1697.

Later, in XIX: The shoemaker, thin and nervous, complains about his workmen and the decline of shoemaking; Amaryllis buys boots from him.

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See Tiras Wise in xvi