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Nancy

An honest, older servant from Yorkshire, likely in a household, providing loyalty and local color.

minor

Also known as honest Yorkshire Nancy, old Nancy, Yorkshire Nancy

First appearance: i in the city by the sea

Nancy shows up with force in The Shadow Passeth When the Tree Shall Fall. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Old family servant who writes to Eve about Peggy's condition, fearing the worst.
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SVSignora VivantiGTGussie TivettBEBensonEMEve MarchantSMSophy MarchantNANancy

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and background figures
  • Central social families
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Eve’s confrontation with Fiordelisa is the dramatic climax because it forces the two women—rivals in love—into…

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See Nancy in i in the city by the sea
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