The Black Moth · Character
Mr. Chilter
A shy and awkward young man, a suitor to one of the ladies.
minor
Also known as the flushed but silent Chilter, Chilter
First appearance: vii introducing sundry new characters
Mr. Chilter shows up with force in II: My Lord at the White Hart. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Fudby's clerk, who deliberately gives a false description of the highwayman to protect Jack and later accepts an emerald ring as a gift.
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In II: My Lord at the White Hart: Fudby's clerk, who deliberately gives a false description of the highwayman to protect Jack and later…
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- Comic and minor suitors
- Central characters and antagonists
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Mr. Chilter in vii introducing sundry new characters