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Mr. Barwell

A man who witnesses a strange event.

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First appearance: The Man Out of the Nose

Mr. Barwell shows up with force in The Man Out of the Nose. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A civil and mining engineer from Sacramento, whose wife had an affair with John Hardshaw.
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In The Man Out of the Nose: A civil and mining engineer from Sacramento, whose wife had an affair with John Hardshaw. He returned from Peru…

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MHMrs. HardshawJHJohn HardshawJDJefferson DomanMBMr. Barwell

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Dark past and family return
  • Strange marriages and suitors

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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