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Peg Sliderskew

Arthur Gride's deaf and cunning housekeeper.

minor

Also known as Peg, the discreet Peg, The unconscious Peg

First appearance: xliv

Peg Sliderskew shows up with force in Chapter LI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Gride's deaf and ugly housekeeper, who is called upon and later brushed past by Newman.
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In Chapter LI: Gride's deaf and ugly housekeeper, who is called upon and later brushed past by Newman. Later, in The Crisis of the Project and Its Result: Grumbles resentfully about Gride's marriage, feeling slighted…

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TLTim LinkinwaterAGArthur GrideWSWackford SqueersMNMrs. NicklebyRNRalph NicklebyPSPeg Sliderskew

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Ralph's criminal associates
  • Cheeryble circle and allies

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, the emotional peak is the rare, unguarded happiness of the group, particularly John Browdie’s e…

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See Peg Sliderskew in xliv
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