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Sallie

A servant or young woman in the household.

minor

First appearance: xviii

Sallie shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the recipient of shelled peas when Grisel saw the ghost.
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See Sallie in xviii

Character Web

4 connections

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HEHerbertGRGriselALArthur LawfordADAdaSASallie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Family and past connections
  • Protagonist
  • Lawford household and associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Sallie in xviii
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