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Rollo Finch

A cheerful, brain-light youth destined to inherit a braces fortune, whose only real worry is his uncle's alarming tendency to marry chorus girls.

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Also known as Rollo

First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani

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Rollo abandons his schedule in a desperate attempt to win the girl, sends lavish gifts, and later discovers she has married his valet Wilson.
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Rollo Finch is universally liked, partly for his sunny disposition and partly because he will be a millionaire on the death of his Uncle Andrew, the Braces King. Between Rollo and his inheritance stands only the…

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UFUncle FrederickAGAndrew GallowaySASir AgravaineLWLady WickhamLWLittle WillieRFRollo Finch

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Businessmen and recurring figures
  • Central cast of characters
  • Aristocratic and servant dynamics
  • Minor family and romance

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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