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Miss Mills

Dora's sentimental friend and confidante.

minor

Also known as Happy Miss Mills, Julia Mills, Julia

First appearance: xxvi i fall into captivity

Miss Mills shows up with force in Blissful. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Dora's friend, a wise and experienced young woman who facilitates David's courtship by inviting him to call.
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In Blissful: Dora's friend, a wise and experienced young woman who facilitates David's courtship by inviting him to call. Later, in A Dissolution of Partnership: Miss Mills serves as a go-between for David and Dora,…

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DSDora SpenlowAWAgnes WickfieldJMJack MaldonJIJipDSDoctor StrongMMMiss Mills

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  • Other

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  • Minor characters and background figures
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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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