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Mr. Malone

A coarse, blustering Irish curate whose ambition outstrips his manners and whose appetite for advancement is matched only by his appetite for dinner.

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Also known as Malone, Peter Malone⁠—the Rev. Peter Augustus Malone, Peter, Augustus, Peter Augustus, Peter Augustus Malone, August

First appearance: The Curates at Tea

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Curate of Briarfield, an Irishman who becomes hilariously insolent, drinks more wine than his brethren, and is mocked for his pronunciation and loaded pistols.

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Mr. Malone arrives in Briarfield with more hunger for preferment than for souls, his loud voice and coarser habits making him a comic embarrassment among the local clergy. He is one of the three curates whose petty…

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Aftermath
Closing

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Caroline Helstone
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Caroline Helstone
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Caroline Helstone
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I: Levitical
Curate of Briarfield, an Irishman who becomes hilariously insolent, drinks more wine than his brethren, and is mocked for his pronunciation and loaded pistols.
The Wagons
Visits Moore at the mill, cooks mutton chops, and discusses marriage and domestic arrangements.
Mr. Yorke
Mentioned as the curate left on garrison duty at Hollow's Mill.
The Curates at Tea
One of the curates, tongue-tied in female company, relying on three stock questions to address Caroline.
XV: Mr. Donne's Exodus
Visits with Donne, provokes Tartar, and is described as contributing little to the merriment.
XVI: Whitsuntide
Malone presents roses to Shirley in a clumsy gallant gesture, earning her mockery and his own resentment.
XIX: A Summer Night
Mr. Malone is present at the mill after the attack.
The Winding-Up
Vanishes from Briarfield parish; his fate is not detailed.

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