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Madame Laurence

A Frenchwoman who runs a pension in Paris.

minor

Also known as Laurence, the imperturbable Laurence

First appearance: i frensham s

Madame Laurence shows up with force in Fever. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A friend and nurse who becomes more familiar with Sophia, she reveals the truth about the incomplete disinfection and criticizes Madame Foucault's behaviour with men.
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MCMr. CritchlowRIRivainGSGerald ScalesMFMadame FoucaultMCMonsieur ChiracMLMadame Laurence

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Sophia's Paris circle
  • Bursley shop and family
  • Minor and background characters

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…

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See Madame Laurence in i frensham s