Unnamed Confederate Orderly 2

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2020-02-10 09:51
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2443
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Unnamed Confederate Orderly 2
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Unnamed Confederate Orderly 2
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In Absalom! this "orderly" tells Henry that "the colonel wants you in his tent" (279). A military 'orderly' is a kind of personal servant to an officer, but the way this one addresses Henry - "Sutpen" (279) - makes it clear that he is white.

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