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Katie

A slatternly maid in the Driffield household.

minor

Also known as the slatternly Katie

First appearance: i

Katie shows up with force in XXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The slatternly maid at the Bear and Key who shows the narrator to his room and serves him dinner.
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Narrative arc

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

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

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See Katie in i