Aurora Floyd · Character
Mr. Hayward
A doctor who attends to characters during illnesses.
minor
Also known as Hayward
First appearance: xxi he only said i am a weary
Mr. Hayward shows up with force in XXVII: “My Wife! My Wife! What Wife? I Have No Wife.”. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The coroner who examines the bloodstained paper and reveals its contents to John.
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