Martin Chuzzlewit · Character
Betsey Prig
A nurse of the old school, Mrs. Gamp's bosom friend and eventual sparring partner, whose tongue is as rough as her professional bedside manner.
supporting
Also known as Mrs. Betsey Prig, Mrs. Prig, Betsy Prig, Betsey, The worthy Mrs. Prig
First appearance: xxiii
As a supporting figure in Martin Chuzzlewit, Betsey Prig is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The day-nurse at the inn, hands over duties to Mrs.
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Betsey Prig belongs to that grimy London sisterhood of hired nurses who drink gin, trade gossip, and divide the sick-room between them like territory. Her intimacy with Mrs. Gamp is a volatile alliance of shared bottles…
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- Central Chuzzlewit Circle
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See Betsey Prig in xxiii