Ashenden · Character
Mrs. Caypor
Grantley Caypor's self-effacing German wife, dusty and watchful, whose quiet loyalty to her husband may be the hinge on which his fate turns.
supporting
Also known as lesson Mrs. Caypor
First appearance: x the traitor
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Mrs. Caypor sits beside her husband in the pension dining-room, self-effaced and dusty, the sort of woman Ashenden would not have noticed twice — until she murmurs something to Caypor and his eyes turn, sharp and…
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Ashenden’s decision to write to Anastasia Alexandrovna marks the emotional and psychological peak because it f…
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