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Crouch

A servant at Holchester House.

minor

Also known as the great and terrible Crouch

First appearance: fifteenth scene holchester house

Crouch shows up with force in XIV: Geoffrey as a Letter-Writer. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The retired prizefighter who boxes with Geoffrey, pretending to hold back but eventually hitting hard as requested.
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FLFleetwoodGDGeoffrey Delam…SPSir Patrick Lu…ASAnne SilvesterCRCrouch

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Background servants and family
  • Central marriage plot characters
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Crouch in fifteenth scene holchester house