Phineas Redux · Character
Mr. Scruby
A solicitor involved in the Browborough bribery case.
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First appearance: xliv the browborough trial
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In Two Days Before the Trial: Clerk who puts on the coat for examination during the legal preparations. Later, in Lord Fawn's Evidence: Mr. Wickerby's clerk; brought in to model the grey coat, revealing it fits a man…
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