Short Fiction · Character

Rosa

A poor woman whose romantic life is tragic.

minor

Also known as Poor Rosa

Rosa shows up with force in XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Their pretty fourteen-year-old sister, who tries to get her brothers to play with her but is dismissed.

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In I: Their pretty fourteen-year-old sister, who tries to get her brothers to play with her but is dismissed. Later, in II: Their sister,…

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XVII
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I
Their pretty fourteen-year-old sister, who tries to get her brothers to play with her but is dismissed.
II
Their sister, studying in Brussels, supported financially by Joshua's borrowed money.
III
Joshua's sister, recently returned from Brussels, who charms the manor-house family and becomes a key asset in her brother's ambitions.
Chapter IV
The sister whose third visit to Narrobourne House is expected to lead to a proposal from Albert Fellmer.
V
Rosa is happily married and unaware of her father's fate; she recalls a cry she heard before her wedding.

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