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Bertram Cope’s Year · Character

Helga

A maid or servant in the Phillips home, occasionally mentioned.

minor

First appearance: ii cope makes a sunday afternoon call

Helga shows up with force in Cope Undertakes an Excursion. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a possible additional passenger for the excursion.
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In Cope Undertakes an Excursion: Mentioned as a possible additional passenger for the excursion. Later, in XVI: Cope Goes A-Sailing:…

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BRBasil RandolphHDHortense DuntonALArthur LemoyneMPMedora PhillipsBCBertram CopeHEHelga

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Peripheral household figures
  • Cope's social circle
  • Protagonist

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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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