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Mr. Bladen

A character in The Repairer of Reputations.

minor

First appearance: the repairer of reputations

Mr. Bladen shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A fellow boarder at the pension, an agent for the Pewly Manufacturing Company, who attempts to be agreeable.
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HAHastingsSBSusie ByngTGthe girlCLCliffordEBEdward BurkesMBMr. Bladen

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Repairer characters
  • Protagonist
  • Parisian artists and models

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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