Emerentia (to whom the novel mostly refers pejoratively as “the dwarf”) works at the Berghof. Though she appears sporadically throughout the novel, readers only learn her name after a drunk Mynheer Peeperkorn, in his characteristically personable and obnoxious fashion, asks her what it is. The interaction, however insincere, makes Emerentia blush with satisfaction.
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Emerentia Character Timeline in The Magic Mountain
The timeline below shows where the character Emerentia appears in The Magic Mountain. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 7, Chapter 2: Mynheer Peeperkorn
...adds that he would like a small favor from her. He also asks her name (Emerentia), and this makes her blush with satisfaction. Peeperkorn rambles on about various unrelated subjects before...
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Part 7, Chapter 3: Vingt et un
...in the end there are a dozen people gathered in the reading room. Peeperkorn orders Emerentia to get them three bottles of wine to start. Then everyone settles down to play...
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...The party is still in full swing at 1:00 in the morning. Peeperkorn flirts with Emerentia and Frau Stöhr, causing both women to blush. Women, Peeperkorn remarks, are “doomsday.”
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