The Blue Castle · Character
Claude Bertram
A young man briefly mentioned.
minor
Also known as Claude
First appearance: ii
Claude Bertram shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Claude Bertram, a clerk at Uncle Benjamin's store, is remembered for snickering about Valancy being an 'old maid.'
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