The Scarlet Pimpernel · Character
Old Jemima
An elderly woman at the Chat Gris inn.
minor
Also known as Jemima
First appearance: xxii calais
Old Jemima shows up with force in Dover: The Fisherman's Rest. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The stolid kitchen helper who grumbles while stirring the stockpot and filling tankards.
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- Dover inn characters
- Minor helpers and background figures
- French aristocrats and allies
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