Memoirs of a Midget · Character

Pollie

A servant or working-class woman known to the Bowater household.

minor

Also known as rolled Pollie, poor Pollie

First appearance: IV

Pollie shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a listener to Mrs.

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In I: Mentioned as a listener to Mrs. Ballard's gossip about the narrator's mother. Later, in II: The narrator's nursemaid, who sometimes…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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I
Mentioned as a listener to Mrs. Ballard's gossip about the narrator's mother.
II
The narrator's nursemaid, who sometimes leaves her alone in the garden.
III
Shares luncheon with the narrator; the narrator turns away from watching her eat meat.
IV
The maid, described as a heavy sleeper and later as being in love; she becomes listless after the mother's death.
V
The narrator's servant who is asked to keep Miss Fenne away and later escorts the narrator to Mrs. Bowater's.
VI
Pollie leaves to visit her mother and fetch a clean nightdress, promising to return before dark; later, the narrator fears Pollie is knocking at the door.
VII
Pollie is the narrator's devoted companion, helping with preparations, sharing in grief over a cow's death, and consulting the Dream Book.
VIII
Travels with the narrator to Beechwood, helps her settle in, and departs the next morning after a sorrowful breakfast.
XVI
Visits the narrator, announces her engagement to Bob Halibut, and accompanies her on the ill-fated walk.
XVII
Laughs hysterically with the narrator in the cab, later visits the narrator's room to say goodnight.
XXXII
Former servant who married William; Miss M. sends her a cradle and tools as a wedding gift.
XLV
Pollie is mentioned in the context of the railway journey from Lyndsey to Beechwood.

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