Unnamed People at Sutpen's Wedding
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Unnamed People at Sutpen's Wedding
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Unnamed People at Sutpen's Wedding
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Yes
Biography:
Although Ellen and her aunt "write out a hundred invitations" to the Coldfield-Sutpen wedding in Absalom!, when it happens "there were just ten people in the church, including the wedding party" (39). Two of the witnesses are General and Mrs. Compson. The text does not say who the others were, and why they chose to defy public opinion by being there.