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William Dodd

A servant or groom associated with the stables.

minor

Also known as Dodd, But William Dodd

First appearance: III

William Dodd shows up with force in The Flower Show Match. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Portly saddler, captain of the Butley cricket team, secretary and treasurer of the Horticultural Society, and a respected village figure.
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William Dodd first appears in 0013 iii.

In The Flower Show Match: Portly saddler, captain of the Butley cricket team, secretary and treasurer of the Horticultural Society, and a respected village figure.

Later, in II: Portly saddler, churchwarden, and captain of the Butley cricket team, who greets them at the field-gate.

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GSGeorge SherstonCRCrumpJBJack BarchardFPFrank PeckhamPYParson YaldenWDWilliam Dodd

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Hunt staff and locals
  • Protagonist

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

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak where the narrator’s personal vend…

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See William Dodd in III