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Matthews

An older servant or local, providing background.

minor

Also known as old Matthews, poor old Matthews

First appearance: I

Matthews shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Lady Nugent's companion, who speculates about Amy's possible elopement.
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CICaptain Ivie M…LTLettice Tremar…DHDr. HerronARAunt RosamondOLOld Lady NugentMAMatthews

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast and background
  • Central mystery circle
  • Protagonist
  • Investigation and past

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Amy Warden’s psychological peak occurs when she reads the foreign-hand letter on the Dunwich road, a moment th…

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