The Charing Cross Mystery · Character
Collison
A minor character mentioned in the book.
minor
First appearance: i the last train east
Collison shows up with force in Samples of Ink. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Analytical chemist who examines the laboratory and identifies that Hannaford was working on a new writing-ink formula.
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended Minor Cast
- Central Mystery Figures
- Protagonist
- Minor Narrative Appearances
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Matherfield’s exclamation—“Then who on earth is that woman that I followed…
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