Lost Man’s Lane · Character
Mrs. Carter
The owner or manager of Hotel Carter.
minor
Also known as Carter, old Carter
First appearance: xxiii room 3 hotel carter
Mrs. Carter's tie to Lucetta is one of the pressures that moves Lost Man’s Lane—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The hotel keeper's wife, who freely shares gossip about the phantom coach and the local superstitions surrounding Lost Man's Lane.
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With Lucetta (social): Lucetta and Mrs. Carter are neighbors or fellow townspeople, with a polite but superficial relationship. With Lucetta (social): Lucetta and Mrs. Carter are neighbors or fellow townspeople, with a…
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- Social
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Character groups
- Knollys family and associates
- Protagonist
- Knollys household and investigators
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