The Dead Secret · Character

Andrew Treverton

Rosamond's reclusive, wealthy uncle in London, whose sour solitude and old grievances shadow the family's affairs.

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Also known as Andrew, Mr. Treverton, Mr. Andrew Treverton

As a supporting figure in The Dead Secret, Andrew Treverton is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Brother of Captain Treverton, who later becomes involved in the family secrets.

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Andrew Treverton lives shut away in London with only his servant for company, a man whose wealth and grudges have outlasted his willingness to be seen. He is the family's uncomfortable remainder — the relative no one quite knows what to do with, and whose history with Porthgenna is not as settled as it looks. His isolation gives the novel a second, darker household to measure the Franklands' happiness against.

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London Misanthropes and Advisors
Protagonist
Porthgenna Tower Circle

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Shrowl
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Book I
Brother of Captain Treverton, who later becomes involved in the family secrets.
Book II
Central figure in the unfolding events at Porthgenna Tower.
I: Fifteen Years After
Rosamond's uncle, described as a whimsical old brute; one of the last of the Treverton family.
II: The Sale of Porthgenna Tower
Estranged brother of Captain Treverton, described as misanthropic and cynical; not approached about the sale.
I: Timon of London
Introduced as the misanthropic 'Timon of London,' living in squalor in Bayswater, burning the newspaper account of his brother's death and brooding over his past.
I: An Old Friend and a New Scheme
Identified by Doctor Chennery as the only living person who might know the location of the Myrtle Room; described as a cross-grained relative.
II: The Beginning of the End
Engaged in grinding his own corn, he receives Doctor Chennery's letter with irritation and expresses his hatred for his niece and his disdain for his servant Shrowl.
IV: Standing on the Brink
The uncle who withheld the plan; his servant Shrowl is selling a copy surreptitiously.
V: Forty Thousand Pounds
Returns the forty thousand pounds and dismisses Shrowl, then plans to travel.

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