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Psmith in the City · Character

West

A clerk or employee at the bank.

minor

First appearance: iv first steps in a business career

West shows up with force in XIX: The Illness of Edward. The page is where that presence becomes real.

West is described as a small, dried-up youth who was asked to leave Haileybury for borrowing horses and attending meets out of bounds.
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In XIX: The Illness of Edward: West is described as a small, dried-up youth who was asked to leave Haileybury for borrowing horses and…

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  • Extended office staff and acquaintances
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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