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Mary Burgess

A woman who appears in a story about Bertie's friends.

minor

Also known as Miss Mary Burgess, Miss Burgess

First appearance: clustering round young bingo

Mary Burgess shows up with force in The Metropolitan Touch. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Object of Bingo's affection; niece of Reverend Heppenstall; breaks off relations with Bingo after the eating contest incident.
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Mary Burgess first appears in 0022 clustering round young bingo.

In The Metropolitan Touch: Object of Bingo's affection; niece of Reverend Heppenstall; breaks off relations with Bingo after the eating contest incident.

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OHOld HeppenstallMWMr. WinghamMFMr. FilmerBLBingo LittleJEJeevesMBMary Burgess

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Cast & Betting Schemes
  • Sermon Handicap Participants
  • Troublesome Acquaintances
  • Bertie's Social Circle
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Bertie’s passive decision to accept Lady Wickham’s invitation—o…

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See Mary Burgess in clustering round young bingo