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Old Lucy Wyat

A sour, resentful old servant who tends Uncle Silas's chambers and guards his door with grudging silence and a lifetime of grievance.

supporting

Also known as old Wyat, Wyat, Old Wyat, sour old Wyat, Neither old Wyat, Dame Wyat, old Wyat—she

First appearance: volume i xxxi bartram haugh

As a supporting figure in Uncle Silas, Old Lucy Wyat is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Referred to as L'Amour; provided information about Mr.
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Wyat is the gaunt, unfriendly presence who summons Maud to her uncle's rooms and shuts the door behind her with grim satisfaction. Her bitterness seems personal, rooted in some old injury connected to the household, and…

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USUncle SilasMRMilly RuthynMQMary QuinceMDMadame de la R…DRDudley RuthynOLOld Lucy Wyat

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Central Family and Household
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Old Lucy Wyat in volume i xxxi bartram haugh
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