The Charing Cross Mystery · Character
Mr. Hollis
A minor character in the story.
minor
Also known as Hollis
First appearance: i the last train east
Mr. Hollis shows up with force in IV: The Diamond Necklace. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Sellithwaite solicitor who recounts the story of the Honourable Mrs.
Mr. Hollis first appears in 0000 i the last train east.
In IV: The Diamond Necklace: Sellithwaite solicitor who recounts the story of the Honourable Mrs. Whittingham's fraudulent purchase of a diamond necklace from Malladale and her subsequent escape from Hannaford.
Later, in The Police Return: Accompanies Hetherwick, recounts the story of Mrs. Whittingham's escape, and introduces him to Gandham and Hudson.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor Narrative Appearances
- Central Mystery Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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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See Mr. Hollis in i the last train east