The Moonstone · Character
Mrs. Yolland
Kindly cottager who shelters Rosanna Spearman and knows her secrets.
minor
Also known as Good Mrs. Yolland, good Mrs. Yolland, Mrs. Yolland
First appearance: ix
Mrs. Yolland shows up with force in XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Receives Cuff and Betteredge at Cobb's Hole; inadvertently reveals Rosanna's intention to leave the Verinder household.
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In XV: Receives Cuff and Betteredge at Cobb's Hole; inadvertently reveals Rosanna's intention to leave the Verinder household. Later, in XIX: The fisherman Yolland confirms the quicksand's danger and that Rosanna's…
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- Moonstone Investigation Core
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This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological turning point where Franklin Blake confro…
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See Mrs. Yolland in ix