The Man Within · Character

Mr. Carlyon

The charismatic smuggler leader whose voice and companionship haunt Andrews as the standard of courage he cannot reach.

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Also known as Carlyon, Only Carlyon

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The unnamed pursuer Andrews fears, whose face he imagines in the dark.

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In I: The unnamed pursuer Andrews fears, whose face he imagines in the dark. Later, in Chapter II: Mentioned by Andrews as a figure he…

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I
The unnamed pursuer Andrews fears, whose face he imagines in the dark.
Chapter II
Mentioned by Andrews as a figure he fears; Andrews imagines he would grovel if Carlyon appeared.
III
Mentioned as a threat; Andrews fears Carlyon's quick pursuit and decides to keep walking in the fog.
IV
Arrives at the cottage searching for Andrews; reveals his hatred and his willingness to kill, as recalled by Andrews.
IX
Andrews' former friend and now enemy; remembered through flashbacks as a romantic, courageous figure.
Chapter XI
Carlyon sits silently at the table facing Elizabeth's body, with a pistol on the table, after her death.

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