Short Fiction · Character
Oswald Winwood
The absent beloved whose promised return to Agatha Pollin becomes a bargaining chip against a persistent elderly suitor circling her family's mill.
supporting
Also known as Oswald, dear Oswald, Winwood
First appearance: Destiny and a Blue Cloak
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Agatha's beloved who fails to return, leading to her forced marriage.
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Oswald never walks these pages in the flesh, yet his expected homecoming governs every negotiation around Agatha—her secret certainty of his speedy return is the lever she uses to dupe her persecutors. His name,…
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- Romantic Misunderstandings and Dilemmas
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
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