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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

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

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  • Closing

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See Mr. Gibbons in viii