The Borough Treasurer · Character

Avice Harborough

A well-educated, watchful daughter who has grown up around her father's silences and now must hold her nerve while the town decides what he is.

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Also known as Avice, Miss Avice

First appearance: i blackmail

As a supporting figure in The Borough Treasurer, Avice Harborough is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Arrives at her father's cottage and is seen by the group.

Avice Harborough first appears in 0000 i blackmail.

In The Cord: Arrives at her father's cottage and is seen by the group.

Later, in VI: The Mayor: Informed of her father's suspected involvement; remains composed and allows the police to search the shed.

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

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The Cord
Arrives at her father's cottage and is seen by the group.
VI: The Mayor
Informed of her father's suspected involvement; remains composed and allows the police to search the shed.
VIII: Retained for the Defence
Meets Bent and Brereton on the road, expresses frustration at her father's obstinacy, and urges them to find the real murderer.
Antecedents
Visits Harborough in custody with Brereton; arranges to stay with Mrs. Northrop.
XIII: The Anonymous Letter
Shown the anonymous letter by Brereton, appears worn and pale, shows no recognition of the sender.
The Scrap Book
Meets Brereton on his walk and gives him an envelope with urgent news.
XIX: A Tall Man in Grey Clothes
Reveals Mallalieu's unwanted advances and her father's confrontation with him; guides Brereton to Mrs. Hamthwaite's cottage.
Mr. Wraythwaite of Wraye
Accompanies Brereton to meet Carfax and Wraythwaite; recognizes Wraythwaite as the sender of the anonymous money.
XXVIII: Pages from the Past
Leaves with Wraythwaite after seeking reassurance about her father.
The Barrister's Fee
Now living at Wraye with her father; corresponds with Brereton and meets him unexpectedly in the garden.

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