Memoirs of a Midget · Character
Mrs. Petrie
A married woman of the local society.
minor
First appearance: xvii
Mrs. Petrie shows up with force in XXIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Landlady at Lyme Regis, cheerful and attentive, clears breakfast and comments on the weather.
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