Deadlock · Character
Miss Scott
The grave-eyed man whose silent, rose-offering courtship ambushes Miriam between the mirror's lonely image and the startling discovery that love was there all along.
supporting
First appearance: i
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Miriam's social circle
- Protagonist
- Background and referenced figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional peak occurs as the protagonist’s idealized vision of the white house—a symbol of wealth’s perman…
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- Mrs. Bailey
professional · negative
- Mrs. Bailey
professional · negative
Relationship notes
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