Roughing It · Character
The Dissolute Stranger
A seedy, literary-minded stranger encountered in a bar.
minor
Also known as a dissolute stranger with a literary turn of mind—rather seedy
First appearance: roughing it
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In XX: A poor wanderer found dying near Ragtown, who attempts to tell the anecdote and dies. Later, in LI: A drunken writer whose…
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- Breaking point
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