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Mr. Bournique

A French neighbor and friend of the family.

minor

Also known as old Mr. Bournique

First appearance: part i andr

Mr. Bournique shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The elderly dancing instructor, still teaching children to waltz as he did decades ago.
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Character Web

13 connections

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EVEveCICicilyFAFatherFFFlora FurnessSJStephen JaneMBMr. Bournique

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended community and background figures
  • Jane's family and close circle

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Flora’s admission that she has sold the shop and closed the house, coupled with her confession that she “didn’…

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See Mr. Bournique in part i andr