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The Master of Ceremonies is an older man with a stout stature and red beard. He is in charge of the ball and makes sure everyone has a dance partner. Auntie Cha asks for his help to find Dolly a partner, and he obligingly dances with Dolly himself when no one else is available. He is Dolly’s first dance partner. He is good-natured and makes other people laugh with his jolly dancing, but Dolly is embarrassed by the attention he draws to them, because dancing with the Master of Ceremonies indicates that she couldn’t find any other partner.
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The Master of Ceremonies Character Timeline in ‘And Women Must Weep’
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‘And Women Must Weep’
...wants to dance. But no one invites Dolly to dance, and Auntie Cha asks the Master of Ceremonies to help find her a partner. When no one seems available, the Master of Ceremonies...
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