The Duel · Character
Lieutenant-Colonel Liech
An eccentric, reclusive senior officer with a mysterious past.
minor
Also known as Liech, Only Liech, Colonel Liech, Old Liech, Lieutenant-Colonel Liekh, Liekh
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Lieutenant-Colonel Liech shows up with force in Chapter VIII: The Officers' Mess Ball and the Duel Debate. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Liech attempts to tell a long-winded story about an American duel but is repeatedly interrupted.
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In Chapter VIII: The Officers' Mess Ball and the Duel Debate: Liech attempts to tell a long-winded story about an American duel but is repeatedly interrupted. He eventually drags Romashov aside to listen, but fails to…
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In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Romashov, facing his imminent duel with Nikolä…
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