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Mrs. Pegler

A witness in the case.

minor

First appearance: ii

Mrs. Pegler shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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

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See Mrs. Pegler in ii