The American Senator · Character
Lord Mistletoe
Lord Mistletoe, the Duke's heir and county member, is the respectable cousin whose availability Arabella Trefoil weighs against Lord Rufford's more glittering prospects.
supporting
Also known as Mistletoe, cousin Mistletoe
First appearance: Mistletoe
As a supporting figure in The American Senator, Lord Mistletoe is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The Duke's son, mentioned as living twenty miles away.
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As the Duke's eldest son, member for the county, and a man with a large family of his own, Lord Mistletoe represents the solid, unromantic alternative in Arabella's marriage calculations. His mother's household at…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended society and household members
- Main characters and local gentry
- Minor legal and sporting figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mistletoe
- Particularly Proud of You
- In These Days One Can't Make a Man Marry
- Now What Have You Got to Say?
- Again at Mistletoe
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