The Clue of the Twisted Candle · Character
Lady Bartholomew
Mother of Belinda Mary Bartholomew.
minor
Also known as Lady Mary Bartholomew
First appearance: i
Lady Bartholomew's tie to T. X. Meredith is one of the pressures that moves The Clue of the Twisted Candle—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as being in good health and returning home; her snuffbox is the object Belinda Mary retrieves.
Lady Bartholomew first appears in 0000 i.
With T. X. Meredith (social): Lady Bartholomew and T. X. Meredith are social acquaintances, likely from the same upper-class circles. With T. X. Meredith (social): Lady Bartholomew and T. X. Meredith are social acquaintances, likely from the same upper-class circles.
In XVI: Mentioned as being in good health and returning home; her snuffbox is the object Belinda Mary retrieves.
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- T. X. Meredith
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- T. X. Meredith
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