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Count Alexis von Borgk

A count and nobleman, part of the social elite.

minor

Also known as Count von Borgk, Alexis, von Borgk

First appearance: part i i the cry

Count Alexis von Borgk shows up with force in VI: The Great Dinner. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Laura's new husband, a small dark man with a suffering expression, who later falls ill with typhus from the poisoned well.
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PHPercy HillSSStellan SelambJLJacob LevyLALauraCLCount LähnfeldtCACount Alexis von Borgk

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended social and noble network
  • Selamb family core
  • External business associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Closing

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See Count Alexis von Borgk in part i i the cry