Crome Yellow · Character
Mr. Bodiham
The local vicar, a stern and religious figure.
minor
Also known as IX Mr. Bodiham, Mechanically Mr. Bodiham
First appearance: i
Mr. Bodiham shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The iron-faced rector, weary and frustrated after preaching to an indifferent congregation, sits in his gloomy study and re-reads his apocalyptic pamphlet.
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In IX: The iron-faced rector, weary and frustrated after preaching to an indifferent congregation, sits in his gloomy study and re-reads his apocalyptic pamphlet. Later, in XVIII: Preaches a sermon on the War Memorial,…
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