Call Mr. Fortune · Character
Herbert Charlecote
The elegant, obedient nephew of the Charlecote fortune, Herbert is everything his cousin Geoffrey is not—and everything his uncle wanted in a son.
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Also known as Herbert, Mr. Charlecote, Mr. Herbert Charlecote, Mr. Herbert, old Charlecote
First appearance: case i the archduke s tea
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The nephew and former heir, who conspired with Dr.
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Educated at Harrow and Cambridge, Herbert emerged polished and ordinary, successful in the most pompous drawing-rooms and dutiful in all things. Where Geoffrey scandalized the family by going abroad to be a sculptor,…
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