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Mrs. Thompson

A widowed East India officer's wife lingering at Le Puy, drawn to a decorated French gentleman whose name is all she knows of him.

supporting

Also known as Thompson

First appearance: christmas at thompson hall

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Mrs. Thompson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A widow with an Indian civil service pension, living frugally in Le Puy, courted by M.
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Mrs. Thompson, comfortably provided for but friendless in England, has settled at the Hôtel des Ambassadeurs where her customs and economies suit her better than Torquay or Leamington. Day by day she stays, ostensibly…

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MBMr. BrownBPBessy PryorCBCharles Burnab…MMMrs. MilesMAMalchenMTMrs. Thompson

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Tragic French Love
  • Humorous Mistaken Identity
  • Rural Romance & Family
  • Dramatic Island Stories

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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