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The Eight Strokes of the Clock · Character

Pancaldi

A couple involved in a theatrical performance.

minor

Also known as Madame Pancaldi, M. Pancaldi

First appearance: vi the lady with the hatchet

Pancaldi's tie to Hortense Daniel is one of the pressures that moves The Eight Strokes of the Clock—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as the dealer who unknowingly revealed the clue linking the clasp to the Mercury statuette.
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With Hortense Daniel (psychological): Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by Pancaldi, creating a tense psychological dynamic. With Hortense Daniel (psychological): Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by…

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See Pancaldi in vi the lady with the hatchet

Character Web

7 connections

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PRPrince RénineHDHortense DanielBOBoussignolHEHermanceRARose AndréePAPancaldi

Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Murder and theater suspects
  • Protagonist
  • De Gorne household staff
  • Wrongful accusation group

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupBreaking pointAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Pancaldi in vi the lady with the hatchet

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See Pancaldi in vi the lady with the hatchet