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Warner

A marble-smiled doctor and old friend of Inglewood, he brings professional gravity — and a celebrated American expert — to the case against Smith.

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Also known as the great Warner, Dr. Warner, the impenetrable Warner, the unhelmed Warner, Dr. Herbert Warner, poor old Warner, Herbert, stricken Warner

First appearance: i how the great wind came to beacon house

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Dr. Herbert Warner is the solid, slightly complacent physician whose telegram summons Dr. Pym and whose sober presence lends authority to the accusations against Innocent Smith. He is bewildered by the events at Beacon House but clings to procedure and expertise, trusting the criminologist's file over his own impressions of the man. His well-meaning certainty becomes a foil to the novel's insistence that facts and documents may not tell the whole truth about a human being.

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Beacon House Residents & Associates
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Escalation
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Aftermath
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Relationships

Michael Moon
friendship · positive
Rosamund Hunt
social · positive
Innocent Smith
friendship · positive
Michael Moon
friendship · positive
Rosamund Hunt
social · positive
Rosamund Hunt
social · positive
Michael Moon
friendship · positive
Innocent Smith
friendship · positive

Michael Moon
Michael and Warner are companions, with Warner often following Michael's lead.
Rosamund Hunt
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Innocent Smith
Innocent and Warner are friendly, with Warner often amused by Innocent's antics.
Michael Moon
Michael and Warner are companions, with Warner often following Michael's lead.
Rosamund Hunt
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Rosamund Hunt
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Michael Moon
Michael and Warner are companions, with Warner often following Michael's lead.
Innocent Smith
Innocent and Warner are friendly, with Warner often amused by Innocent's antics.

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The Garden of the God
Dr. Warner arrives to confront Smith, but is shot at multiple times, losing his hat to bullet holes.
The Allegorical Practical Joker
Warner is present as a medical authority who supports Pym's accusations and has seen the documents; he is skeptical of Moon's proposal but acknowledges the potential for private inquiry.
I: The Eye of Death; or, the Murder Charge
The victim and prosecutor in the court, seated with his legal advisers.

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