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Reverend Doctor Chennery

A clergyman and relative of the Franklands who helps with family matters.

minor

Also known as Doctor Chennery, Chennery

First appearance: I: Fifteen Years After

Reverend Doctor Chennery shows up with force in I: Fifteen Years After. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Vicar of Long Beckley; a large, jovial man who provides the account of Leonard's blindness.

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In I: Fifteen Years After: Vicar of Long Beckley; a large, jovial man who provides the account of Leonard's blindness. Later, in II: The Sale of Porthgenna Tower: Narrates the story of Porthgenna Tower's sale to Mr.

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Porthgenna Tower Circle
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Frankland Family Allies

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

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I: Fifteen Years After
Vicar of Long Beckley; a large, jovial man who provides the account of Leonard's blindness.
II: The Sale of Porthgenna Tower
Narrates the story of Porthgenna Tower's sale to Mr. Phippen, expressing strong opinions about Andrew Treverton.
I: An Old Friend and a New Scheme
Old friend and adviser; proposes writing to Andrew Treverton for information about the north rooms of Porthgenna Tower.
II: The Beginning of the End
The sender of the letter to Andrew Treverton, requesting the book with the plan of Porthgenna Tower.
IV: Standing on the Brink
Writes to the Franklands about the plan and leaves the decision to them.

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