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Phil Squod

George's loyal, disfigured assistant at the shooting gallery.

minor

Also known as Phil

First appearance: Sharpshooters

Phil Squod shows up with force in Sharpshooters. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In Sharpshooters: Mr. George's assistant; helps with chores and breakfast, and later carries Grandfather Smallweed to the cab. Later, in A Turn of the Screw: Present in the shooting gallery; announces Mrs. Bagnet's…

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Character Web

22 connections

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MGMr. GeorgeMSMr. SmallweedJOJoSLSir Leicester …MBMatthew BagnetPSPhil Squod

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Chancery and Mystery Core
  • Secrets and the Underworld

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Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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