Short Fiction · Character

Mrs. Pallitson

A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.

minor

Also known as the Pallitson

Mrs. Pallitson shows up with force in Reginald on Tariffs. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mrs. Pallitson first appears in 0031 the baker s dozen.

In Reginald on Tariffs: Mentioned as Mrs. Nicorax, with whom Reginald had a riding incident involving a brook and her disheveled costume.

Later, in Reginald's Christmas Revel: Mentioned as 'Mrs. Babwold,' the hostess with a solemn personality who never smiles and organizes the dull entertainments.

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Reginald on Tariffs
Mentioned as Mrs. Nicorax, with whom Reginald had a riding incident involving a brook and her disheveled costume.
Reginald's Christmas Revel
Mentioned as 'Mrs. Babwold,' the hostess with a solemn personality who never smiles and organizes the dull entertainments.
The Peace of Mowsle Barton
Referred to as Mrs. Spurfield, the landlady who attributes the kettle's failure to witchcraft.
The Quince Tree
Vera's aunt, Mrs. Bebberly Cumble, who initially insists Betsy must move but is swayed by Vera's story.
A Housing Problem
A guest who initially offers to host Bobbie and Margaret, but later demands Bobbie's removal after he offends the bishop.
A Holiday Task
The woman who claims to have lost her memory and borrows money from Jerton.
Forewarned
Mentioned as the aunt who raised Alethia; her death prompts Alethia's journey.

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