At the Villa Rose · Character
Hippolyte
A servant at the Villa Rose, provides minor testimony.
minor
First appearance: iv at the villa
Hippolyte shows up with force in XII: The Aluminium Flask. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The coachman; bought an evening newspaper and ran back into the house, alerting the occupants.
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In XII: The Aluminium Flask: The coachman; bought an evening newspaper and ran back into the house, alerting the occupants. Later, in XIII: In the House at Geneva: Captured with Adèle; involved in the plot to kill…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of Harry Wethermill's duplicity: h…
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See Hippolyte in iv at the villa