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The Charing Cross Mystery · Character

Mr. Kenthwaite

A minor character in the story.

minor

Also known as Kenthwaite

First appearance: i the last train east

Mr. Kenthwaite shows up with force in Whose Portrait Is This?. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the man showing Rhona around the Temple; Hetherwick knows him slightly.
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In Whose Portrait Is This?: Mentioned as the man showing Rhona around the Temple; Hetherwick knows him slightly. Later, in IV: The Diamond Necklace: Provides Hetherwick with a letter of introduction to his future…

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See Mr. Kenthwaite in i the last train east

Character Web

8 connections

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MHMr. HetherwickRHRhona HannafordMHMr. HollisMHMiss HannafordMWMrs. WhittinghamMKMr. Kenthwaite

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Minor Cast
  • Protagonist
  • Central Mystery Figures
  • Minor Narrative Appearances

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • 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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Mr. Kenthwaite appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Mr. Kenthwaite in i the last train east