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Old Mrs. Hobart

A local widow who takes in boarders and knows everyone's business.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Hobart

First appearance: ii

Old Mrs. Hobart shows up with force in XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Provides hot breakfast to Charity and Mr.
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In XVII: Provides hot breakfast to Charity and Mr. Royall at her home in Hamblin. Later, in XVIII: Her kitchen is the setting where Mr.

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, Charity reaches an emotional and psychological peak as she confronts the vast, unbridgeable dis…

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See Old Mrs. Hobart in ii