Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper · Character

Matorral

A minor character, possibly a servant or rogue.

minor

First appearance: VIII

Matorral shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as part of the gang, though not described in detail in this chapter.

Matorral first appears in 0010 viii.

In III: Mentioned as part of the gang, though not described in detail in this chapter.

Later, in IV: A one-eyed prisoner called 'the Giant,' in prison for 'backward sins' and expecting to be burnt alive.

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

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III
Mentioned as part of the gang, though not described in detail in this chapter.
IV
A one-eyed prisoner called 'the Giant,' in prison for 'backward sins' and expecting to be burnt alive.
VIII
Valcazar, the beggar who teaches Pablo the tricks of begging and stealing children.
Chapter X: Of what happened to me at Seville, till I took ship for the Indies
Old schoolfellow from Alcalá who now deals in violence; initiates Pablo into the gang and teaches him the ways of the underworld.

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