The Woman in White · Character
Fanny
Servant at Limmeridge House who helps Walter.
minor
Also known as poor Fanny
First appearance: ii
Fanny shows up with force in Chapter VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The dismissed servant; waiting at the village inn, she is the intended recipient of Marian's letters and is distressed by her unjust dismissal.
Fanny first appears in 0006 ii.
In Chapter VIII: The dismissed servant; waiting at the village inn, she is the intended recipient of Marian's letters and is distressed by her unjust dismissal.
Later, in The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House: Lady Glyde's maid; delivers a letter from Marian to Fairlie and expresses anxiety about undelivered messages from the Countess.
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