Short Fiction · Character
George Key
A young man who becomes involved in a scandal.
minor
Also known as George, the indignant George, Key
First appearance: i
George Key shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Carrol's elder brother, a waiter at Delmonico's, married with three children, who agrees to procure whiskey.
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In III: Carrol's elder brother, a waiter at Delmonico's, married with three children, who agrees to procure whiskey. Later, in VII: George is the waiter who initially refuses to let Jewel go upstairs, but eventually…
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- Social climbers and romantics
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