Unnamed Lady in Mottstown

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2318
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Unnamed Lady in Mottstown
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Unnamed Lady in Mottstown
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
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This is the "other lady in Mottstown" who - according to the account of the very young narrator of "That Will Be Fine" - had "business" with Rodney, though "just one time" (268). "Business" is the term Rodney gave his young nephew; a less naive narrator would say 'sex.' "Lady" is the term that his culture taught this youngster to use for most white women; another narrator might use a different word here too.