In the Midst of Life · Character
Silas Tilbody
Superintendent of a home for old men, Silas Tilbody regards every new inmate as a personal insult and every act of charity as a clerical error.
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Also known as Mr. Silas Tilbody, Mr. Tilbody, the great Mr. Tilbody
First appearance: the famous gilson bequest
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Superintendent of the Home who denies the old man's application on Christmas Eve.
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Tilbody runs the Home for Old Men with the aggrieved efficiency of a man who believes the founder's benevolence was sadly impaired by providing any inmates at all. In his private castle-in-Spain, the residents would be…
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