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Langley

A simple-minded servant at Mellish Park.

minor

Also known as Poor Langley, simple Langley

First appearance: xviii out in the rain

Langley shows up with force in The Trainer's Messenger. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The invalid trainer feels bewildered by Conyers's easy insolence and is overshadowed by his successor.
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In The Trainer's Messenger: The invalid trainer feels bewildered by Conyers's easy insolence and is overshadowed by his successor. Later, in XXXIV: The Discovery of the Weapon with Which James Conyers Had Been Slain:…

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See Langley in xviii out in the rain

Character Web

8 connections

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JMJohn MellishMHMr. HaywardCMColonel MaddisonAFAurora FloydSHStephen Hargra…LALangley

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast and background
  • Central character network
  • Supporting professionals
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because John Mellish reaches an emotional and psychological peak by moving from th…

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See Langley in xviii out in the rain