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Nicholas Bindle

A miserly old man who hoards money and dies alone.

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Also known as Bindle

First appearance: Nicholas Bindle

Nicholas Bindle shows up with force in Flossie Cabanis. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the owner of the opera house in the village where Flossie first saw the play that inspired her.
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In Flossie Cabanis: Mentioned as the owner of the opera house in the village where Flossie first saw the play that inspired her. Later, in Nicholas Bindle: The speaker, a deceased man who feels betrayed by the…

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