The Well of Loneliness · Character
Esmeralda
A woman in the Parisian circle of friends.
minor
First appearance: iii
Esmeralda shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Esmeralda is Concha's niece, a cross-looking girl with elaborately dressed black hair and a bad squint.
Esmeralda first appears in 0141 iii.
In II: Esmeralda is Concha's niece, a cross-looking girl with elaborately dressed black hair and a bad squint.
Later, in II: Cross-eyed servant who claims to see nothing and profits from Stephen's carelessness.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Esmeralda in iii