The Door with Seven Locks · Character
Old Lord Selford
The previous Lord Selford, referenced in backstory.
minor
First appearance: xv
Old Lord Selford shows up with force in XXXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The young Lord Selford, a boy of weak intellect, subjected to Stalletti's experiment.
Old Lord Selford first appears in 0016 xv.
In XXXII: The young Lord Selford, a boy of weak intellect, subjected to Stalletti's experiment.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Lansdown Family Circle
- Selford Estate Conspirators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the discovery of the key—the twin to the one locked in the ba…
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See Old Lord Selford in xv