The Circular Staircase · Character
Mary Anne
A servant in the household.
minor
Also known as Mary
First appearance: i i take a country house
Mary Anne shows up with force in XXII: A Ladder Out of Place. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The laundress reports finding a ladder in the clothes chute; she is nervous and admits to leaving a window open.
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Character groups
- Minor household servants
- Central mystery characters
- Peripheral witnesses and relatives
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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