Unnatural Death · Character
Miss Murgatroyd
Resident of Leahampton who provides local gossip.
minor
Also known as Miss Murgatroyd of Leahampton, Leahampton
First appearance: xii a tale of two spinsters
Miss Murgatroyd shows up with force in Gossip. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Defends the naturalness of Agatha Dawson's death and argues with Mrs.
Miss Murgatroyd first appears in 0013 xii a tale of two spinsters.
In Gossip: Defends the naturalness of Agatha Dawson's death and argues with Mrs. Peasgood.
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Wimsey’s sudden, violent exclamation—“Got it!”—marks the emotional and psychological peak of the story, as his…
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See Miss Murgatroyd in xii a tale of two spinsters