The Circular Staircase · Character
Paul Armstrong
The patriarch of the Armstrong family.
minor
Also known as Mr. Armstrong, Paul, Mr. Paul Armstrong
First appearance: I: I Take a Country House
Paul Armstrong shows up with force in I: I Take a Country House. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Owner of Sunnyside and president of the Traders' Bank, who is out west with his family.
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In I: I Take a Country House: Owner of Sunnyside and president of the Traders' Bank, who is out west with his family. Later, in X: The Traders’ Bank: Paul Armstrong is reported dead in California, and Halsey suspects…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Paul Armstrong in I: I Take a Country House