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Martin Charles Ledbitter

A minor character with a limited presence.

minor

Also known as Ledbitter

First appearance: i the last train east

Martin Charles Ledbitter shows up with force in III: The Potential Fortune. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Key witness at the inquest who saw Hannaford meet a man in blue spectacles and a muffler at Victoria Station.
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Martin Charles Ledbitter first appears in 0000 i the last train east.

In III: The Potential Fortune: Key witness at the inquest who saw Hannaford meet a man in blue spectacles and a muffler at Victoria Station.

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Character Web

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DCDr. Cyprian Ba…MMMr. MatherfieldMMMr. MapperleyDQDetective-Serg…MHMr. HetherwickMCMartin Charles Ledbi…

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  • Other

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  • 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 Martin Charles Ledbitter in i the last train east