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Mrs. Canfield

A married female character, possibly a neighbor.

minor

First appearance: the tunnel

Mrs. Canfield shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Portrayed as the refined, sheltered middle-class Englishwoman whose conventional piety and lack of understanding alienate her husband.
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