Short Fiction · Character
Mrs. Pentherby
A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
minor
First appearance: the baker s dozen
Mrs. Pentherby shows up with force in Excepting Mrs. Pentherby. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The paid 'official quarreller' who deliberately provokes and absorbs the women's animosity, allowing the rest of the party to remain harmonious.
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In Excepting Mrs. Pentherby: The paid 'official quarreller' who deliberately provokes and absorbs the women's animosity, allowing the rest of the party to remain harmonious. Later, in On Approval: Mentioned as Mrs.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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