# Mr. Leyton — Deadlock character guide

> Mr. Leyton in Deadlock by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Leyton

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A mild, instrument-scrubbing office man whose warm room and borrowed mirror offer Miriam small comforts, and whose bookshelf hides a quiet insult to her sex.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/chapters/ii)

Comments on Miriam's hat, calling it 'fast' and 'like a musical comedy,' showing a brotherly concern that surprises Miriam.

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