The Murder at the Vicarage · Character
Mary Hill
A servant at the vicarage.
minor
Also known as Mary
First appearance: the murder at the vicarage
Mary Hill shows up with force in Chapter X. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Admits hearing a shot in the wood but cannot give an exact time; her young man Archer was jailed by Protheroe.
Mary Hill first appears in 0001 the murder at the vicarage.
In Chapter X: Admits hearing a shot in the wood but cannot give an exact time; her young man Archer was jailed by Protheroe.
Later, in XX: The maid who gives notice after being criticized by Lettice Protheroe; persuaded to stay by the narrator.
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