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| ====== Patricia Berry ====== | ====== Patricia Berry ====== |
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| {{:patricia-berry.jpg?direct&300 |}}The travelling companion of [[Francesca Nicholson|Miss Francesca Nicholson]], Patricia is the daughter of a wealthy banker and lives a quiet life of voluntary work and solitary pleasures. She likes to read romantic novels such as the work of Jane Austen or the Brontes and dresses conservatively, although she is quite pretty when she makes the effort. | {{:patricia-berry.jpg?direct&300 |}}The travelling companion of [[Francesca Nicholson|Miss Francesca Nicholson]], Patricia was the daughter of a wealthy banker, living a quiet life of voluntary work and solitary pleasures. She liked to read romantic novels such as the work of Jane Austen or the Brontes and dresses conservatively, although she is quite pretty when she makes the effort. |
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| En route to [[India]] she found herself the object of [[Julian Knight|Julian Knight's]] affections which led to [[Captain George Withers|Captain Withers]] stepping in to protect her from that obvious cad. Consequently she ended up spending a lot of time with Withers, and despite the Captain's efforts to keep things purely platonic seems to have somewhat fallen for him. | En route to [[India]] she found herself the object of [[Julian Knight|Julian Knight's]] affections which led to [[Captain George Withers|Captain Withers]] stepping in to protect her from that obvious cad. Consequently she ended up spending a lot of time with Withers, and despite the Captain's efforts to keep things purely platonic seemed to have somewhat fallen for the dashing officer. |
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| When the Captain rejected her declaration of love, Patricia ran into the arms of Julian Knight, a bad mistake that ended with Knight raping her. On the dock at [[Bombay]], she attempted suicide by leaping into the water, and was rescued by Withers and [[Andrew Saunders]]. She told Withers of the rape, after which the Captain caught up with Knight, beat him to within an inch of his life and handed him over to the local authorities. | When Withers rejected her declaration of love, Patricia ran into the arms of Julian Knight, a mistake that ended with Knight taking advantage of her fragile state. On the dock at [[Bombay]], she attempted suicide by leaping into the water, and was rescued by Withers and [[Andrew Saunders|Saunders]]. She told Withers of Knight's advances, after which the Captain beat Knight to within an inch of his life, before and handed him over to the local authorities. |
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| In a show of great courage, Patricia publicly accused Knight of rape, and he was taken away. Patricia was left to recover with her friend Miss Nicholson. | In a show of great courage, Patricia publicly accused Knight of his sexual assault, and he was taken away. Patricia was left to recover with her friend Miss Nicholson. |