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Lady Mary
Lord Peter's sister, appearing in the cave of Ali Baba.
minor
Also known as Mary, Polly
First appearance: the adventurous exploit of the cave of ali baba
Lady Mary shows up with force in The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as Lord Peter's sister who nicknamed him 'Elephant's Child' due to his inquisitiveness.
Lady Mary first appears in 0011 the adventurous exploit of the cave of ali baba.
In The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question: Mentioned as Lord Peter's sister who nicknamed him 'Elephant's Child' due to his inquisitiveness.
Later, in The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will: Recruits Lord Peter to assist Hannah Marryat and joins in the search for the will.
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- Other
Character groups
- Burdock family case
- Protagonist
- Police and relatives
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional/psychological peak occurs as the passengers' morbid fascination with the faceless corpse escalat…
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See Lady Mary in the adventurous exploit of the cave of ali baba