The Man from the Clouds · Character

Peter Scollay

A local family name, possibly multiple generations mentioned.

minor

Also known as Peter, Peter Scollay senior, Peter junior

First appearance: vii at the mansion house

Peter Scollay shows up with force in The Suspicious Stranger. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The father of the Scollay family, a cautious and wary man with a slight cast in his eye.

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In The Suspicious Stranger: The father of the Scollay family, a cautious and wary man with a slight cast in his eye. He is suspicious of the stranger and provides information about Mr. Rendall. Later, in VIII: Sunday:…

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The Suspicious Stranger
The father of the Scollay family, a cautious and wary man with a slight cast in his eye. He is suspicious of the stranger and provides information about Mr. Rendall.
VIII: Sunday
Seen in church with his family, including Peter younger and poor Jock.
A Near Thing
The wary fisherman who is painting his boat. He is even more reticent than before and provides little information about the previous night's patrol.
V: Waiting
Initially suspicious of Hobhouse but is won over by his friendliness. He tells a story about fairies dancing around the knoll.
VIII: H.M.S. Uruguay
Seen with Jock, acting strangely and laughing at Mr. Hobhouse's comment; suspected of selling goods to the sailors.

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