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My Servant

A servant who witnesses ghostly events.

minor

First appearance: the room in the tower

My Servant shows up with force in The Terror by Night. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator's manservant, who appears scared when called to bring hot water.
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In The Terror by Night: The narrator's manservant, who appears scared when called to bring hot water. Later, in The Other Bed: The narrator's servant is mentioned as having chosen the bed arrangement and appears in a…

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DADarcyUNUnknown NarratorFHFrank HaltonJSJack StoneSJSir James HortonMSMy Servant

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Recurring central figures
  • Protagonist
  • Romantic supernatural participants
  • Ensemble of eerie encounters

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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