The Portent · Character
Nurse
The narrator's childhood nurse, keeper of an old story about strange sounds, whose promise to explain them hangs over his departure for Hilton Hall.
supporting
First appearance: iii my old nurses story
As a supporting figure in The Portent, Nurse is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as the source of tales about the narrator's ancestors having the gift of second sight.
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Nurse has raised Duncan from infancy and knows the family's older secrets, including a tale she cannot bring herself to tell when he first asks. Her terror at the sounds he hears, and her promise to reveal all before he…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Campbell household caregivers
- Protagonist
- Hilton Hall circle and symbolic figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Duncan Campbell
professional · positive
Duncan Campbell and the nurse interact as caretakers of the narrator and Margaret,… How this plays out →
- Margaret
professional · positive
- Duncan Campbell
professional · positive
Duncan Campbell and the nurse interact as caretakers of the narrator and Margaret,… How this plays out →
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