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Indiscretions of Archie · Character

Pongo

A dog owned by one of the characters, causing comic trouble.

minor

First appearance: xii bright eyes and a fly

Pongo shows up with force in VIII: A Disturbed Night for Dear Old Squiffy. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as the snake Peter, described with three hundred ribs, a distensible gullet, and gastrocentrous vertebrae; falls from the window into the street.
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In VIII: A Disturbed Night for Dear Old Squiffy: Referenced as the snake Peter, described with three hundred ribs, a distensible gullet, and gastrocentrous vertebrae; falls from the window into the street. Later, in…

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AMArchie MoffamRVReggie van TuylSPSir PhilipHPHerbert ParkerBBBill BrewsterPOPongo

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Eccentric guests and employees
  • Protagonist
  • Hotel regulars and family

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Pongo in xii bright eyes and a fly