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Mrs. Emily Sinico

A lonely woman who befriends Mr. Duffy and later dies in a railway accident.

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Also known as Mrs. Sinico, Miss Mary Sinico

First appearance: A Painful Case

Mrs. Emily Sinico shows up with force in A Painful Case. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A lonely woman who forms a deep emotional connection with Mr.
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In A Painful Case: A lonely woman who forms a deep emotional connection with Mr. Duffy; her passionate gesture is rebuffed, and she dies four years later in a railway accident, leaving Duffy to grapple with his role in…

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

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