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Robert Webb

A British consul near fifty, affable at the club and deft at his dignity, who has not seen his wife or children in eight years.

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Also known as Webb

First appearance: iv the rolling stone

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The consul in a smaller Chinese port, initially presented as a normal, popular, and capable man, but later reveals deep emotional wounds from prolonged separation from his family.
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Robert Webb is the peacemaker and promotion-marked official every treaty port likes: a good table, a pleasant piano, better-than-average bridge, blue friendly eyes, and the tact to be His Britannic Majesty's Consul…

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GEGeorgeTCThe ConsulTOThe OfficerHEHendersonRWRobert Webb

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  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Expatriate Community Members
  • Social and Authority Figures
  • Maritime and Port Officials

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the stripling’s youthful audacity and pride in his strength reach their zenith…

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