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Colonel Levin

A staff colonel who reads Tietjens' silences better than his general does, and pays for it in anxious, ragged-moustached loyalty.

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Also known as Levin, Colonel Levin

First appearance: no more parades

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Levin is reluctant and nervous, trying to lead Tietjens to a mysterious visitor in General Campion's car, hinting that it is not Miss de Bailly and causing Tietjens to speculate.
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Levin moves between the polished, unreadable General Campion and the wrecked dignity of Tietjens, signalling with his eyes what he cannot say aloud. He cares — 'Do you suppose I don't care what happens to you?' — yet…

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CTChristopher Ti…GLGeneral Lord E…MPMajor PerowneVWValentine WannopSCSergeant-Major…CLColonel Levin

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Tietjens' inner circle and antagonists
  • Protagonist

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SetupBreaking pointAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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