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Cyprian

A young man who is the subject of a social bet.

minor

First appearance: the baker s dozen

Cyprian shows up with force in A Touch of Realism. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as Cyril Skatterly, who has 'madness on one side of his family and a Hungarian grandmother on the other'; participates in the game by deporting the Klammersteins.
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In A Touch of Realism: Mentioned as Cyril Skatterly, who has 'madness on one side of his family and a Hungarian grandmother on the other'; participates in the game by deporting the Klammersteins. Later, in The Dreamer:…

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EMEmilyMPMrs. Peter Pig…MSMartin StonerLDLady DrakmantonVDVera DurmotCYCyprian

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Socially overwhelmed characters

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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