The Hollow Needle · Character
Gaffer Charel
An old local who knows the legends of the region.
minor
Also known as Charel
First appearance: On the Track
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An old knife-grinder who may have seen the prisoner; his memory has been deliberately impaired, possibly by Lupin.
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