The House of the Seven Gables Characters

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The House of the Seven Gables | Characters

Ned Higgins
Ned Higgins, a young boy, is Hepzibah’s first shop customer. He is a repeat customer who enjoys the shop’s gingerbread cookies. When Phoebe returns from her visit home and later discovers that the judge has died in the parlor, Ned warns her that something wicked has happened in the house. As Hepzibah, Clifford, Phoebe, and Holgrave leave to take up residence at the judge’s country estate, Hepzibah gives Ned money.

Holgrave
Holgrave is a resident in one of the gables in the House of the Seven Gables. The narrator describes him as “a slender young man,...

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