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Tom

A name mentioned; likely a servant or acquaintance.

minor

Also known as Tell Tom

First appearance: Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother

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BUBungieMPMr. PerryMHMargaret Harri…HLHarwood LathomDTDr. TrevorTOTom

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  • Other

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  • Central characters and investigators
  • Protagonist
  • Background references and allusions

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it exposes the central psychological rupture: the letter reveals the lover…

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See Tom in Agatha Milsom to Olive Farebrother
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