The Art of Money Getting · Character
Horatio
A character used to illustrate the folly of not learning a useful trade.
minor
First appearance: learn something useful
Horatio shows up with force in Avoid Debt. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A lazy apprentice boy who is so slow that his employer jokes he must have met a snail rather than overtaken one.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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