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Can Such Things Be? · Character

Rupert Bartine

A man who becomes involved in a mysterious event.

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Also known as Bartine

First appearance: John Bartine's Watch

Rupert Bartine shows up with force in John Bartine's Watch. The page is where that presence becomes real.

John Bartine's grandfather, the son of Bramwell Olcott Bartine, whose name was found on the paper wrapping the watch.
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