The Dead Secret · Character
Mr. Orridge
A newly settled country doctor, well-meaning but inexperienced, who must find a nurse for a stranger's newborn and stumbles into the Frankland family's hidden history.
supporting
Also known as young Mr. Orridge, the inexperienced Mr. Orridge
First appearance: i fifteen years after
As a supporting figure in The Dead Secret, Mr. Orridge is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Orridge has just bought the West Winston practice and is still learning the neighborhood's tangled loyalties when a lady is taken ill at the Tiger's Head and her hired nurse collapses. Earnest, slightly bumbling, and…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Local and Peripheral Figures
- Porthgenna Tower Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it represents the emotional and psychological peak of Rosamond’…
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- Mrs. Jazeph
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- Rosamond Frankland
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- Mrs. Jazeph
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- Mrs. Jazeph
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- Rosamond Frankland
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- Rosamond Frankland
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Mr. Orridge appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Twenty-Third of August, 1829
- III: Mrs. Jazeph
- IV: The New Nurse
- V: A Council of Three
- VI: Another Surprise
- I: An Old Friend and a New Scheme
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