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Young O'Connor

The handsome, generous heir of Castle Connor, welcomed home by bonfires and bagpipes, whose gaiety and beauty make him the pride of his widowed mother.

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Also known as O'Connor, Mr. O'Connor

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The last heir of Castle Connor, a handsome and charismatic young man deeply loved by his mother and the local community.
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O'Connor returns from three years abroad to a rejoicing tenantry and an embrace from his mother that moves everyone who witnesses it. Slightly built, Spanish in feature, and utterly unstudied in manner, he seems…

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SDSir Dominick S…CBCaptain BartonDRDoctor RobertsonSBSignor BorrhomeoEHEllen HeathcoteYOYoung O'Connor

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  • Dark bargains and omens
  • Supernatural encounters
  • Ghost story narrators
  • Haunting family histories

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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