That Affair Next Door · Character
Miss Ferguson
A friend or acquaintance of Amelia Butterworth.
minor
Also known as Dear Miss Ferguson
First appearance: xvii butterworth versus gryce
Miss Ferguson shows up with force in X: Important Evidence. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Testifies that Howard and Louise Van Burnam boarded with her in Haddam and describes their quarrel before Louise left for New York.
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In X: Important Evidence: Testifies that Howard and Louise Van Burnam boarded with her in Haddam and describes their quarrel before Louise left for New York. Later, in A Shrewd Conjecture: Recipient of Amelia's letter…
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- Extended family and associates
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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