Short Fiction · Character
Cousin Teresa
A cousin whose presence at a house party causes tension.
minor
Also known as Teresa Basset Harrowcluff, Basset, Harrowcluff
First appearance: Cousin Teresa
Cousin Teresa shows up with force in Cousin Teresa. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returns home after four years of service abroad, contemptuous of his half-brother Lucas's frivolous activities.
Cousin Teresa first appears in 0099 cousin teresa.
In Cousin Teresa: Returns home after four years of service abroad, contemptuous of his half-brother Lucas's frivolous activities.
Later, in The Lumber Room: The aunt who styles herself as Nicholas's aunt, organizes the punitive trip to Jagborough, and ends up trapped in a rainwater tank.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- House party tension and bets
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Name-based social amusement
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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