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Lord Baldock

Lady Baldock's husband, a minor nobleman.

minor

First appearance: xxii lady baldock at home

Lord Baldock shows up with force in X: Violet Effingham. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Violet's cousin George; mentioned as accompanying Violet to the hunt.
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In X: Violet Effingham: Violet's cousin George; mentioned as accompanying Violet to the hunt. Later, in Lady Baldock Does Not Send a Card to Phineas Finn: Gustavus, Lady Baldock's son, who spreads rumors about Phineas…

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this chapter, Phineas reaches his emotional and psychological peak by definitively choosing principle over…

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See Lord Baldock in xxii lady baldock at home
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