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Doig

Clerk or servant in Prestongrange's office.

minor

Also known as Mr. Doig

First appearance: v in the advocate s house

Doig shows up with force in I Am Much in the Hands of the Ladies. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Informs David that Catriona has been set free and suggests she may have gone to Lady Allardyce's.
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DBDavid BalfourLALord Advocate …CDCatriona Drumm…LALady AllardyceJMJames More Mac…DODoig

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  • Minor Characters and Contacts
  • Main Edinburgh Plot

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

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