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Mrs. Mercer

An elderly woman who collects stamps for a religious mission and visits Maria.

minor

First appearance: clay

Mrs. Mercer shows up with force in Araby. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An old garrulous pawnbroker's widow who visits during the long wait for the narrator's uncle.

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Farrington’s psychological peak occurs here as his simmering resentment and humiliation explode into a direct,…

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