The Maid of Sker · Character
Marly Mary
A poor woman known as Polly, thrice disappointed in love, who helps raise the shipwrecked child Bardie with rough tenderness.
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Also known as Polly, poor Polly, Mary
First appearance: the maid of sker
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Marly Mary, called Polly by the household, is one of the women who tends Bardie in the lonely house at Sker, and she clings to the child with a fierce, unthanked devotion. Thrice disappointed and careful never to have a…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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