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Miss Larkins

A beautiful older girl David admires as a youth.

minor

Also known as The eldest Miss Larkins, the eldest Miss Larkins, the Larkins, the late Miss Larkins

First appearance: xix i look about me and make a discovery

Miss Larkins shows up with force in A Retrospect. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The eldest Miss Larkins, object of David's intense but short-lived romantic obsession, who dances with him and later marries Mr.
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In A Retrospect: The eldest Miss Larkins, object of David's intense but short-lived romantic obsession, who dances with him and later…

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See Miss Larkins in xix i look about me and make a discovery

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AWAgnes WickfieldTTTommy TraddlesDCDavid Copperfi…LELittle Em'lyMDMr. DickMLMiss Larkins

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Miss Larkins in xix i look about me and make a discovery