Tracks in the Snow · Character

Ellen Trethewy

A female character from the Trethewy household.

minor

Also known as Ellen

Ellen Trethewy shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Reuben Trethewy's daughter, a slight, childish-looking girl.

Ellen Trethewy first appears in 0001 tracks in the snow.

In I: Reuben Trethewy's daughter, a slight, childish-looking girl.

Later, in XVII: Trethewy's daughter; now a young woman who secretly distrusts Vane-Cartwright and shares her observations with Driver.

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Story tension across the book.

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I
Reuben Trethewy's daughter, a slight, childish-looking girl.
XVII
Trethewy's daughter; now a young woman who secretly distrusts Vane-Cartwright and shares her observations with Driver.
XVIII
The daughter; reveals she knows about the murder rumors, is rescued from the fire and water by the narrator.
XIX
Provides key testimony about seeing Vane-Cartwright and a possible figure in the field; suggests the young doctor as a witness.

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