The Big Time · Character

Maud Davies

A sharp-tongued Entertainer who chants 'Shut the Door' in a gamin voice and wears a teenager's frock with an old soldier's nerve.

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Also known as Maud, Maud ap-Ares Davies, old Maud

First appearance: I: Enter Three Hussars

As a supporting figure in The Big Time, Maud Davies is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Old Girl, helps support the Roman Soldier Mark to a couch.

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Maud is the Place's resident scold and mimic, copying the New Girl's frock and picking up Greta's slang as fast as she picks up everything else. She squeezes Mark's hand, trips over to Sevensee, and yips about Ghostgirls with equal gusto, her loyalties worn like costume jewelry. When the Soldiers start swinging sabers, her sharp tongue and quicker instincts show why Entertainers have to be more than party girls.

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

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I: Enter Three Hussars
Old Girl, helps support the Roman Soldier Mark to a couch.
III: Nine for a Party
Maud arrives with Mark and later demonstrates a 23rd Century two-step. She is proud of Mark's recovery.
IV: SOS from Nowhere
Maud recognizes Kaby and calls for Ghostgirls.
VII: Time to Think
Panics, yells to jettison the bomb, and is caught out in fear despite her age and wisdom.
VIII: A Place to Stand
Whispers to Greta, asking what they should do, and shows a gold-dusted eyebrow. Represents the uncertain soldiers.
IX: A Locked Room
Brings snacks and voices suspicions about the Ghosts, particularly Phryne.
X: Motives and Opportunities
Maud knits at the bar, seeming to bear the Introversion best, possibly due to her age and experience.
XII: A Big Opportunity
Reveals her pregnancy, symbolizing hope and new beginnings for the group.

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