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Seymour

Wrykyn's football master, whose late-night hunt for a mysterious smell nearly catches Shoeblossom red-handed with a dark lantern.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Seymour, Harvey, Seymour Hicks, Master Harvey of Seymour

First appearance: i the fifteenth place

As a supporting figure in The Gold Bat, Seymour is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Co-owner of the ferrets with Renford; uses a bicycle lamp in the vault; asks O'Hara about his reason for being there and comments on the detective work.
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Seymour is the master who oversees football at Wrykyn, the steady adult presence against whom Trevor's captaincy and the boys' schemes are measured. His conscience pricks him awake one night, sending him prowling the…

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Character Web

34 connections

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RERenfordTRTrevorSHShoeblossomBABarryRARand-BrownSESeymour

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  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Main student group
  • Diverse school members
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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