Short Fiction · Character
Lady Ardagh
The dumpy, potato-faced heiress whose fortune and heart were spent by a handsome captain, and who now prays in a locked room.
supporting
First appearance: The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh
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Sir Robert's wife, who feels an intense antipathy toward Jacque and is devastated by her husband's prediction of his imminent death.
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Once a convent girl who climbed a garden wall into a handsome Captain's arms, Lady Ardagh has been worn down by his oaths, his threats, and his spending of her income until she keeps almost entirely to her room. Her…
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See Lady Ardagh in The Fortunes of Sir Robert ArdaghNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Lady Ardagh in The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh