Short Fiction · Character
Pompey
Servant who accompanies Psyche Zenobia on her misadventure.
minor
First appearance: A Predicament
Pompey shows up with force in A Predicament. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The elderly, corpulent negro servant who accompanies Zenobia, supports her during the ascent, and is scolded when he can no longer bear her weight.
Pompey first appears in 0022 a predicament.
In A Predicament: The elderly, corpulent negro servant who accompanies Zenobia, supports her during the ascent, and is scolded when he can no longer bear her weight.
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