The Cords of Vanity · Character
Pauline Ashmeade
A young woman, a friend of the narrator.
minor
First appearance: i he sits out a dance
Pauline Ashmeade shows up with force in VII: He Goes Mad in a Garden. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed among the clever women at Charteris's house-party whom the narrator finds objectionable.
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In VII: He Goes Mad in a Garden: Listed among the clever women at Charteris's house-party whom the narrator finds objectionable. Later, in…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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