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Mr. Macpherson

A minor character in the narrative.

minor

Also known as Macpherson

First appearance: i the last train east

Mr. Macpherson shows up with force in The Torn Labels. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Chemist who made the tonic for Ambrose; provides key description and confirms the labels.
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See Mr. Macpherson in i the last train east

Character Web

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MHMiss HannafordDCDr. Cyprian Ba…MMMr. MatherfieldDCDr. Charles Am…MHMr. HetherwickMMMr. Macpherson

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Minor Cast
  • Central Mystery Figures
  • Protagonist

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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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See Mr. Macpherson in i the last train east