Vanity Fair · Character
Betsy Horrocks
Sir Pitt's maid who becomes his second wife after Lady Crawley's death.
minor
Also known as Miss Horrocks, Horrocks, Betsy, Elizabeth
First appearance: vii crawley of queen s crawley
Betsy Horrocks shows up with force in A Cynical Chapter. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The housekeeper who aspires to be Lady Crawley, caught stealing by Mrs.
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- Minor characters and servants
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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