Doctor Thorne · Character
Winterbones
Sir Roger Scatcherd's clerk and drinking companion.
minor
Also known as Mr. Winterbones, Ask Winterbones
First appearance: IX: Sir Roger Scatcherd
Winterbones shows up with force in IX: Sir Roger Scatcherd. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Sir Roger's clerk, who drinks gin in the bedroom and is blamed by Lady Scatcherd for the room's stench; Dr.
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In IX: Sir Roger Scatcherd: Sir Roger's clerk, who drinks gin in the bedroom and is blamed by Lady Scatcherd for the room's stench; Dr. Thorne suggests sending him back to London. Later, in X: Sir Roger’s Will:…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Greshamsbury Family and Associates
- Aristocrats and Legal Advisors
- Minor Characters and Background Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- IX: Sir Roger Scatcherd
- X: Sir Roger’s Will
- When Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the Tug of War
- Sir Roger Is Unseated
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