mary morstan

Cards (3)

mary is presented as a damsel in distress
“her lip trembled, her hand quivered”
”her hand to her throat, and a choking sob cut short the sentence”
”her hand was in mine”
”she turned faint, and then burst into a passion of weeping”
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mary is principled and caring
“showed no sign of elation… toss of her proud head”
”’It is for Mr Thaddeus Shelton that I am anxious… It is our duty to clear him of this dreadful and unfounded charge.’”
”’It would be the greatest interest to me,‘ she said… no eagerness in her voice”- reaction to receiving the “treasure”
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mary morstan is intelligent
“’You are certainly a model client. You have the correct intuition.” -SH on MM
”most useful… She had a decided genius” -SH on MM
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