The Borough Treasurer · Character
Mrs. Hamthwaite
An elderly woman who provides local gossip.
minor
Also known as old Mrs. Hamthwaite
First appearance: i blackmail
Mrs. Hamthwaite shows up with force in XIX: A Tall Man in Grey Clothes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Provides key testimony: she saw Harborough near Good Folks' Lift and a tall man in grey clothes with a companion on the night of the murder.
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In XIX: A Tall Man in Grey Clothes: Provides key testimony: she saw Harborough near Good Folks' Lift and a tall man in grey clothes with a…
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- Secondary townspeople and relatives
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- Central suspects and witnesses
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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