The King in Yellow · Character
Susie Byng
A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
minor
Also known as Susie, Miss Susie, Miss Byng, Miss Susie Byng
First appearance: the repairer of reputations
Susie Byng shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A talkative young American woman staying at the pension with her mother; she engages Hastings in conversation.
Susie Byng first appears in 0003 the repairer of reputations.
In II: A talkative young American woman staying at the pension with her mother; she engages Hastings in conversation.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor Repairer characters
- Protagonist
- Parisian artists and models
- Central figures and family
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See Susie Byng in the repairer of reputations