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Mr. Thomas Hilliard

A gentleman involved in the legal and social circles.

minor

Also known as Mr. Hilliard

First appearance: part i ii

Mr. Thomas Hilliard's tie to Mr. Braddock is one of the pressures that moves The Man Within—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Mr. Braddock (professional): Mr. Braddock and Mr. Thomas Hilliard are associates in the smuggling trade, working together. With Mr. Braddock (professional): Mr. Braddock and Mr. Thomas Hilliard are associates in…

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See Mr. Thomas Hilliard in part i ii

Character Web

5 connections

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MFMr. FarneMBMr. BraddockSESir Edward Par…EREdward RexallSHSir Henry Merr…MTMr. Thomas Hilliard

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Peripheral and legal figures
  • Smuggling ring associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because Andrews’s emotional peak—his desperate, possessive need to keep the chippe…

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See Mr. Thomas Hilliard in part i ii