Lorna Doone · Character
Benita
Lorna's former nurse, who reveals her true parentage.
minor
Also known as Benita, this Benita, Madam Benita Odam, Mistress Benita, Benita
First appearance: Lorna Knows Her Nurse
Benita shows up with force in Jeremy Finds Out Something. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Foreign woman who tells Jeremy the story of the noble Englishman and his family.
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In Jeremy Finds Out Something: Foreign woman who tells Jeremy the story of the noble Englishman and his family. Later, in John Becomes Too…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Closing
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See Benita in Lorna Knows Her Nurse