Basil · Character
Mr. Bernard
A physician and old family friend whose cool medical judgment and talk of monomania and infection give the novel's private disasters a clinical, almost forensic edge.
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Also known as John Bernard, John, Mr. John Bernard, Bernard, Jack Bernard, Jack
First appearance: part i i
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Mr. Bernard moves between the drawing room and the hospital ward, advising Basil's family while warning that a certain patient is a dangerous monomaniac who will end in a prison or a madhouse. His theories of infection…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
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