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Lord Pastmaster

A deceased aristocrat, father of Peter Pastmaster.

minor

First appearance: prelude

Lord Pastmaster shows up with force in I: King’s Thursday. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Previous owner of King's Thursday; sells the estate due to maintenance difficulties.
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  • Extended Cast of Satire
  • Protagonist
  • Llanabba School Circle

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery, in his deluded optimism, treats th…

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