The American Senator · Character
Bean
A servant or minor functionary in Dillsborough.
minor
First appearance: iv the dillsborough club
Bean shows up with force in Mr. Gotobed's Philanthropy. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Lord Rufford's gamekeeper, disgusted at being mistaken for Goarly and hostile to the Senator's mission.
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In Mr. Gotobed's Philanthropy: Lord Rufford's gamekeeper, disgusted at being mistaken for Goarly and hostile to the Senator's…
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Character groups
- Poaching trial participants
- Extended society and household members
- Main characters and local gentry
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Closing
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