The Cords of Vanity · Character

Mrs. Clement Dumby

A gossipy and meddlesome society matron.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Dumby

Mrs. Clement Dumby shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Aunt Marcia's married name; a portrait of the late Mr.

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In V: Aunt Marcia's married name; a portrait of the late Mr. Dumby hangs in the parlor. Later, in VII: Mentioned in relation to Aunt…

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

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V
Aunt Marcia's married name; a portrait of the late Mr. Dumby hangs in the parlor.
VII
Mentioned in relation to Aunt Marcia's imaginative explanations.
XX: He Dines Out, Impeded by Superstitions
A dining dowager who interacts with the narrator and warns Elena about him.
I
A dining dowager who sits near the narrator and Elena, and later warns Elena about the narrator.
III
Referenced by Elena as having called the narrator a depraved person.

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