Riceyman Steps · Character
Reverend Augustus Earlforward
Henry's brother, a clergyman who appears briefly.
minor
Also known as Augustus, the Reverend Augustus
First appearance: part i ix sunday morning
Reverend Augustus Earlforward shows up with force in XIII: Disappearance of T. T.’s. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Henry's brother, a Wesleyan missionary, arrives from the West Indies, claims the inheritance, and questions Elsie at the inquest.
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In XIII: Disappearance of T. T.’s: Henry's brother, a Wesleyan missionary, arrives from the West Indies, claims the inheritance, and…
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See Reverend Augustus Earlforward in part i ix sunday morning