Short Fiction · Character
Tupcombe
A long-serving servant who observes the household's dramas.
minor
Also known as The long-tried Tupcombe
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
Tupcombe shows up with force in XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The old lime-burner who advises Jim against further provocation and witnesses Margery's disappearance.
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In XVI: The old lime-burner who advises Jim against further provocation and witnesses Margery's disappearance. Later, in Andrey Satchel and the Parson and Clerk: The parson's clerk and gardener, who also loves hunting…
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- Other
Character groups
- Past Resurfaces Dramatically
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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