A Thief in the Night · Character
Mr. Medlicott
A young asthmatic who greets an intruder with shrewd suspicion and a candle, fighting for breath while he takes the stranger's measure.
supporting
Also known as young Medlicott, Medlicott
First appearance: the rest cure
As a supporting figure in A Thief in the Night, Mr. Medlicott is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The asthmatic bridegroom who surprises Bunny during the burglary; later gives chase but is incapacitated.
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Young Medlicott looks like a man of eighty in the body of a beardless boy, hauling himself up the stairs by the banisters between gasping pauses. Even mid-attack he studies the visitor carefully, refusing to surrender…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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