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Sir Laurence

A baronet who is the subject of a social bet.

minor

Also known as Laurence

First appearance: the baker s dozen

Sir Laurence's tie to Tom Yorkfield is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Tom Yorkfield (professional): Sir Laurence and Tom Yorkfield have a professional relationship, possibly employer and employee or colleagues. With Tom Yorkfield (professional): Sir Laurence and Tom Yorkfield have a…

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Character Web

5 connections

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TYTom YorkfieldERElinor RapsleyCTCousin TeresaLSLena StrudwardenEMEmilySLSir Laurence

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • House party tension and bets
  • Blood feud participants
  • Diverse social dramas and oddities
  • Secret worship and social repercussions
  • Socially overwhelmed characters

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Narrative arc

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

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

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See Sir Laurence in the baker s dozen
See Sir Laurence in the baker s dozen