Can Such Things Be? · Character
William Holt
A reflective traveler aboard a doomed ship, Holt is drawn to a young woman whose gaze seems to open onto a crowd of watching ancestors.
supporting
Also known as Mr. William Holt, Mr. Holt, Holt
First appearance: three and one are one
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Protagonist who experiences a supernatural vision of his wife and child during a nocturnal walk.
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Holt is a passenger on the Morrow who becomes quietly obsessed with Miss Janette Harford, a woman whose family name matches a branch of his own. When he looks into her eyes, he sees a strange procession of familiar…
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- Other
Character groups
- Family Secrets
- Mysterious Tragedies
- Supernatural Investigators
- Supernatural Accusations
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- Aftermath
- Closing
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