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Memoirs of a Midget · Character

Mrs. French

A woman of the local community.

minor

First appearance: xxxiii

Mrs. French shows up with force in XLVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Disturbed by Adam's noise, she leans over the staircase in her dressing-gown but withdraws without discovering them.
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See Mrs. French in xxxiii