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Agnes is James and Dorothy’s servant. Hester sees Agnes as below her and only engages with her when she is unable to get information out of Dorothy about the organ. Unlike Dorothy, Agnes knows bits of the rumors but none of the specifics regarding the Furnivalls’ family tree and the origins of the ghosts that haunt Manor House.
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Agnes Character Timeline in The Old Nurse’s Story
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The Old Nurse’s Story
...for only ever having lived on a farm. They have a servant whom they call Agnes. Hester notes that Agnes, James, Dorothy, Miss Grace Furnivall, Mrs. Stark, and herself—and, of course,...
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...it, James insists that all she heard was the wind. Her question scares Dorothy and Agnes, however. Hester tries to get more out of Dorothy later, but she won’t tell her...
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Hester tries to learn about the organ music from Agnes next, though she had always seen Agnes as her inferior, James and Dorothy being Hester’s...
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