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Betsy Horrocks

Sir Pitt's maid who becomes his second wife after Lady Crawley's death.

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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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WDWilliam DobbinGOGlorvina O'DowdPCPitt CrawleyBSBecky SharpLJLady Jane Craw…BHBetsy Horrocks

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  • Minor characters and servants
  • Social climbers and soldiers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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