The Pit-Prop Syndicate · Character
Stopford Hunt
A rough-clad lorry driver whose officer's bearing and clever dark eyes betray a man playing a part far beneath his station.
supporting
Also known as Hunt
First appearance: xviii the bordeaux lorries
As a supporting figure in The Pit-Prop Syndicate, Stopford Hunt is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Discovers the method of fraud by analyzing the certificate blocks and devises a plan to photograph the lorries and blocks.
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Hunt drives the dirty-green lorry marked 'The Landes Pit-Prop Syndicate, No. 4,' the vehicle Merriman chases into the forest when his own petrol runs dry. His incongruous poise — a gentleman's posture under a workman's…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Syndicate members and associates
- Protagonist
- French law and business
- Minor syndicate contacts
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In "The Pit Prop Syndicate," Part II: The Professionals marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the emoti…
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