Of Human Bondage · Character
Mr. Gibbons
A master at King's School, Tercanbury.
minor
First appearance: viii
Mr. Gibbons shows up with force in C. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The buyer at the drapery store who interviews and rejects Philip.
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See Mr. Gibbons in viii