The Prince and the Pauper · Character
Giles Witt
A minor character encountered during the prince's wanderings.
minor
First appearance: xix the prince with the peasants
Giles Witt shows up with force in Tom as King. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the boy whose life was saved by the prisoner, establishing the prisoner's prior heroic act.
Giles Witt first appears in 0022 xix the prince with the peasants.
In Tom as King: Mentioned as the boy whose life was saved by the prisoner, establishing the prisoner's prior heroic act.
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Hendon's emotional low point—his humiliation in the stocks and despair over his lost inheritance and reputatio…
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