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Margaret Hugonin

A young woman from Kennaston's past, briefly mentioned in his memories.

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First appearance: viii of a trifle found in twilight

Margaret Hugonin shows up with force in IX: Beyond Use and Wont Fares the Road to Storisende. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the heiress Kennaston nearly married; she paid for the printing of his early works.
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Margaret Hugonin first appears in 0011 viii of a trifle found in twilight.

In IX: Beyond Use and Wont Fares the Road to Storisende: Mentioned as the heiress Kennaston nearly married; she paid for the printing of his early works.

Later, in XXIX: Of Poetic Love: Treated with Poetic Inefficiency: Mentioned among Kennaston's past loves; he recalls being initially attracted by her money.

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