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Dora Grayling

Sweet-faced, grey-eyed Dora Grayling is the kind, overlooked woman Percy Woodville abandons at a dance while he broods over Marjorie Lindon.

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Also known as Miss Grayling, Grayling, Miss Dora Grayling

First appearance: xxxiv after twenty years

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In X: Rejected: Reminds Atherton of their dance, but he brushes her off, claiming he is unwell. Later, in A Midnight Episode: Mentioned as…

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SASydney AthertonTBThe BeetleMLMr. LindonMLMarjorie LindonPWPercy WoodvilleDGDora Grayling

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See Dora Grayling in xxxiv after twenty years
See Dora Grayling in xxxiv after twenty years