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Susan Graves

A kind older woman who boards with the Marshall family and offers wisdom.

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Also known as Miss Susan Graves, Susan, Miss Graves, Aunt Susan

First appearance: i

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Susan Graves is Peter's maternal aunt, a tall, stout, yellow woman with sad eyes.

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In IV: Susan Graves is Peter's maternal aunt, a tall, stout, yellow woman with sad eyes. She takes in Peter after his father's death and reflects on his character and future. Later, in V: Miss Susan Graves takes Peter…

In IV: Susan Graves is Peter's maternal aunt, a tall, stout, yellow woman with sad eyes. She takes in Peter after his father's death and reflects on his character and future.

Later, in V: Miss Susan Graves takes Peter in after Meriwether's death. She is a proud member of the Graves family, a clan with a tradition of intermarriage, and she works as a housekeeper. She is conflicted between spoiling Peter and driving him to responsibility.

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Susan Graves is Peter's maternal aunt, a tall, stout, yellow woman with sad eyes. She takes in Peter after his father's death and reflects on his character and future.
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Miss Susan Graves takes Peter in after Meriwether's death. She is a proud member of the Graves family, a clan with a tradition of intermarriage, and she works as a housekeeper. She is conflicted between spoiling Peter and driving him to responsibility.

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