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Rutherford

A scholar or don at Oxford.

minor

Also known as the learned Rutherford

First appearance: i the first day

Rutherford shows up with force in Holidays in France. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The oldest boy in the party; shares dubious knowledge about life and death with Michael.
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MVMr. VernonTGTommy GraingerSSSylvia ScarlettMFMichael FaneMLMr. LodgeRURutherford

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Jacobean Masters and Oxford Dons
  • School and Family Circle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Rutherford in i the first day