Payment Deferred · Character
Winnie Medland
The Marbles' married daughter, brisk and acquisitive, who treats her parents' windfall as a household resource to be spent without apology.
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Also known as Mrs. Medland, young Medland
First appearance: II
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The daughter, who earned a scholarship, is scolded by her father and sent to bed early.
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Winnie has left Malcolm Road for the Medland name but returns to extract money from her father with the same persistence she once applied to schoolroom chores. She spends a hundred pounds in an afternoon, bullies her…
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- Closing
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