Lady Julia Blunt
Wife of Sir Thomas and aunt to Spennie Dreever, Lady Julia is a typically statuesque and imperious aunt who bullies her husband and nephew quite ruthlessly. She owns a priceless necklace, the object of much intrigue, in A Gentleman of Leisure.
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