The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
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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In Fever: A friend and nurse who becomes more familiar with Sophia, she reveals the truth about the incomplete disinfection and criticizes…
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- Sophia's Paris circle
- Bursley shop and family
- Minor and background characters
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In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…
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