The Daughters of the Late Colonel
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All Characters Josephine Pinner Constantia Pinner The Colonel Cyril Pinner Kate Nurse Andrews Mr. Farolles Benny Pinner Constantia, Josephine, and Benny’s Mother/The Colonel’s wife The Porter Aunt Florence The Man at the Boarding-House
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All Symbols The Colonel’s Watch The Colonel’s Eye
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The Daughters of the Late Colonel

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Katherine Mansfield
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