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Mrs. Peckover

A housekeeper or landlady who provides lodging and local gossip.

minor

First appearance: X: Snowbound at the Sleeping Deer

Mrs. Peckover shows up with force in X: Snowbound at the Sleeping Deer. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Lady Norreys' woman, makes tea with secret airs and later brings word of the road conditions.
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In X: Snowbound at the Sleeping Deer: Lady Norreys' woman, makes tea with secret airs and later brings word of the road conditions. Later, in XVI: Bids Farewell to an English Lady: Claudia's maid, appears briefly to…

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AMAlastair MacleanSJSir John NorreysBBBlack BenjaminTPThe PrinceFAFaithMPMrs. Peckover

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