The Man in the Brown Suit · Character

Miss Pettigrew

A prim and proper spinster traveling to South Africa.

minor

Also known as the unfortunate Miss Pettigrew, the correct Miss Pettigrew

First appearance: iv

Miss Pettigrew shows up with force in XXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Miss Pettigrew is Sir Eustace's secretary, taking dictation; she jumps nervously when Anne arrives and breaks her pencil.

Miss Pettigrew first appears in 0006 iv.

In XXI: Miss Pettigrew is Sir Eustace's secretary, taking dictation; she jumps nervously when Anne arrives and breaks her pencil.

Later, in XXII: Mentioned as a repellent female with large feet; Pedler suspects she is a crook in disguise.

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

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XXI
Miss Pettigrew is Sir Eustace's secretary, taking dictation; she jumps nervously when Anne arrives and breaks her pencil.
XXII
Mentioned as a repellent female with large feet; Pedler suspects she is a crook in disguise.
XXIV
Subdued, avoids Anne, and her face seems vaguely familiar to Anne.
XXVIII
Present during Pedler's dictation and the commotion; accompanies Pedler to Johannesburg.
XXIX
Suspected by government officials of visiting a curio shop used as a revolutionary rendezvous; Pedler defends her.
XXXI
Seen with Rayburn; Pagett suspects she is a man in disguise after finding a razor and toupee in her room.

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