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The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Sylvain
A French acquaintance of Chirac.
minor
First appearance: iii an ambition satisfied
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor and background characters
- Sophia's Paris circle
- Bursley shop and family
- Protagonist
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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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