The Melody of Death · Character
Mr. Timmings
An honest man mentioned in the narrative.
minor
Also known as a Mr. Timmings
First appearance: i the amateur safe smasher
Mr. Timmings shows up with force in The Safe Agency. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mr. Timmings first appears in 0000 i the amateur safe smasher.
In The Safe Agency: Manager of the St. Bride's Safe Company, a respectable Balham resident who left early on the night Gilbert visited.
Later, in The Place Where the Loot Was Stored: Referenced as the honest employee who might have been tempted by the necklace.
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- Minor witnesses and informants
- Mysterious outsiders
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Closing
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See Mr. Timmings in i the amateur safe smasher