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Lady Moya Felton

Twenty-two, pretty, and wholly Felton in her delicate features, Lady Moya is engaged to Sir Ralph Sapson while her heart drifts elsewhere.

supporting

Also known as Lady Moya, Moya, Felton, née Felton, little Moya, Moya Felton

First appearance: I: Eighty-Three Pearls on a String

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Reports the loss of her pearl necklace; initially suspects her maid Martin; shows indignation at Michael's treatment of Kate; has a history of a broken engagement with Michael.

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Lady Moya employs a secretary, tolerates her father's condescension, and finds her fiance's attentions more suffocating than flattering. She meets a man in the park to sketch, a fact Sir Ralph reports to Michael with considerable agitation. Her old acquaintance with Michael Pretherston, and her cool, detached admiration of him, make her both a suspect's ally and a complication in the household where the pearls vanished.

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Character Web

16 connections

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Relationship types

Romantic
Social
Other

Character groups

Secondary Social Circle
Minor and Peripheral Figures
Protagonist
Core Investigation Cast

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Michael Pretherston
romantic · ambivalent
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a… How this plays out →
A Young Man
social · positive
The Girl
rivalry · negative
Michael Pretherston
romantic · ambivalent
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a… How this plays out →
A Young Man
social · positive
The Girl
rivalry · negative
The Girl
rivalry · negative
Michael Pretherston
romantic · ambivalent
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a… How this plays out →
A Young Man
social · positive

Michael Pretherston
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a secret lover.
A Young Man
A Young Man and Lady Moya are social acquaintances, possibly with flirtatious undertones.
The Girl
Lady Moya sees The Girl as a rival for Michael's affection and social standing.
Michael Pretherston
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a secret lover.
A Young Man
A Young Man and Lady Moya are social acquaintances, possibly with flirtatious undertones.
The Girl
Lady Moya sees The Girl as a rival for Michael's affection and social standing.
The Girl
Lady Moya sees The Girl as a rival for Michael's affection and social standing.
Michael Pretherston
Lady Moya is romantically entangled with Michael, possibly as a rival to Kate or as a secret lover.
A Young Man
A Young Man and Lady Moya are social acquaintances, possibly with flirtatious undertones.

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Lady Moya Felton appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: Eighty-Three Pearls on a String
Reports the loss of her pearl necklace; initially suspects her maid Martin; shows indignation at Michael's treatment of Kate; has a history of a broken engagement with Michael.
II: Mike Said Nothing—There Was Nothing to Say
Mentioned as Lord Flanborough's daughter and Michael's former love interest.
VII: The Princess Bacheffski—Beautifully Dressed
Insists on inviting Michael to dinner despite her father's objections; finds the party dreary and Sir Ralph a bore.
An Artist Makes an Exhibition of Himself
Visits an art exhibition and encounters the artist Alphonso Blaxton, who confesses his paintings are terrible.
X: Sir Ralph Lost a Princess and Found a Policeman
Sir Ralph's fiancée, who is reportedly meeting Alphonso Blaxton daily for sketching, causing Sir Ralph distress.
XI: Lady Moya Was Curiously Unlike Herself
Goes on a sketching trip with Alphonso Blaxton and shares a romantic moment with him.
XII: A Motor Car Was Met by a Special Train
Defies her father and breaks her engagement to Sir Ralph, declaring her intention to marry Alphonso Blaxton.
XV: As Sir Ralph Said, “Business Is Business”
Intervenes in the confrontation between Sir Ralph and her father; later receives a mysterious delivery of chemicals that turn out to be the stolen gold.

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