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Madame

A woman referred to as Madame in the narrative.

minor

Also known as row Madame

First appearance: short fiction

Madame shows up with force in It's Me. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Madame, the general dealer's wife, is bedridden and frustrated by Toad's influence and her husband's favoritism.
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HMHer MasterTGThe General De…TOToadTHThoreKJKjelMAMadame

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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the farmer’s son, after a day of wearying drumming and a rest…

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