Who is Deborah from The Witching Hour: A Novel and what is their importance? The_Witching_Hour_(novel) English & Literature Deborah | The Witching Hour: A Novel

Deborah is the second Mayfair witch. Because Deborah is a "merry-begot," conceived by the queen of the May Fair during the Spring festival, the townspeople do not want to burn her along with her mother when they normally would have. She might be any man's daughter, including the nobleman. Therefore, the town finds her lucky and does not want to condemn her. They are eager to let Petyr van Abel of the Talamasca (disguised as a young clergyman) take Deborah away. Deborah marries the painter Rembrandt van Rijn and becomes very rich.