Psmith in the City · Character
Prebble
A clerk at the bank, part of the office staff.
minor
Also known as Comrade Prebble
First appearance: iv first steps in a business career
Prebble shows up with force in Stirring Times on the Common. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Another speaker at the meeting; his speech is hard to understand due to a palate defect, but he draws laughter.
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In Stirring Times on the Common: Another speaker at the meeting; his speech is hard to understand due to a palate defect, but he draws laughter. Later, in Sunday Supper: Present at supper; his speech impediment causes…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended office staff and acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Bank employees and family
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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