Of Human Bondage · Character
Fräulein Hedwig
A pretty German girl at Frau Erlin's pension.
minor
First appearance: xxxv
Fräulein Hedwig shows up with force in Heidelberg. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the young German girls, pretty, giggles with Fräulein Cäcilie.
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In Heidelberg: One of the young German girls, pretty, giggles with Fräulein Cäcilie. Later, in XXIII: A pretty boarder at Frau Professor Erlin's, she is in love with a hussar and gently rejects Philip's accidental…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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