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Lady Cromarty

The Cromarty matriarch in deep mourning, whose hard dark eyes and tight lips conceal motives sharper than grief alone would explain.

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Also known as Cromarty

First appearance: XV: Two Women

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Lady Cromarty presides over Keldale with a monumental, tragic stillness that Cicely finds almost unnerving, and her decision to keep the girl on rather than let her leave is framed as company but feels like…

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NCNed CromartyCFCicely FarmondSRSir Reginald C…FTF. T. CarringtonSRSimon RattarLCLady Cromarty

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  • Family
  • Friendship
  • Other

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  • Central Mystery Participants
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because Ned Cromarty experiences an emotional and psychological peak of re…

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