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Chapters 13-18
New Characters:
Farebrother: a vicar who could become the chaplain of the new hospital
Tyke: Bulstrode's choice for the chaplaincy of the new hospital
Miss Noble: the sister of Farebrother's mother; lives with Farebrother, his mother, and sister Winifred
Madame Laure: the actress who murdered her husband onstage and is the one woman Lydgate has loved in the past
Summary
Bulstrode and Lydgate meet at the bank to discuss the new fever hospital. Bulstrode makes it clear to Lydgate that he wants Tyke, not...
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