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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater · Character

Betty

A servant in the narrator's household.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Betty

First appearance: part ii the pains of opium

Betty shows up with force in Introduction to the Pains of Opium. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The young female servant who opens the door to the Malay and seeks the narrator's help.
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Betty first appears in 0005 part ii the pains of opium.

In Introduction to the Pains of Opium: The young female servant who opens the door to the Malay and seeks the narrator's help.

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  • Other

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  • Opium-Era Associates
  • Protagonist

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See Betty in part ii the pains of opium