Miss Mole · Character
Mr. Blenkinsop
A comfortable, kindly elderly gentleman whose shaded lamps and untroubled past make him both a refuge and a reproach to Miss Mole's wandering, secretive life.
supporting
Also known as Samuel, Samuel Blenkinsop, old Blenkinsop, Blenkinsop
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As a supporting figure in Miss Mole, Mr. Blenkinsop is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as the lecturer on Charles Lamb at the Literary Society Meeting; described by Lilla as a rather dull young man named Samuel, irregular in chapel attendance.
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Mr. Blenkinsop is the neighbor whose warm, open-doored room Hannah peeps into with acid humor, envying a comfort she pretends to scorn. He is a man with, apparently, no past he need fear, and his placid evenings throw…
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- Corder Family Circle
- Community and Minor Figures
- Protagonist
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