The Innocents Abroad · Character
The Old Travelers
Experienced travelers who offer advice and commentary to the group.
minor
Also known as the Old Travelers, their, themselves, Their
First appearance: ii
The Old Travelers shows up with force in XXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Implied as part of the 'Pilgrims' who use the phrase 'knocked higher than Gilderoy's kite'.
The Old Travelers first appears in 0004 ii.
In XXV: Implied as part of the 'Pilgrims' who use the phrase 'knocked higher than Gilderoy's kite'.
Later, in XXXVIII: Implied as part of the group of pilgrims and travelers on the voyage.
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See The Old Travelers in ii