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Miss Brown

A fellow employee and friend of Christine at the art store.

minor

Also known as Brown

First appearance: x the new broom

Miss Brown shows up with force in XX: Is He a Gentleman?. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A tall, haughty brunette who scoffs at the idea of Dennis being a gentleman, dismissing him as a store-sweeper.
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In XX: Is He a Gentleman?: A tall, haughty brunette who scoffs at the idea of Dennis being a gentleman, dismissing him as a store-sweeper. Her father is a brewer. Later, in Christine's Idea of Christians: Present…

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CLChristine Ludo…DFDennis FleetMFMr. FleetBCBill CronkMWMiss WinthropMBMiss Brown

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  • Other

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  • Protagonist

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Miss Brown in x the new broom