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Mr. Chillingworth

Eccentric Englishman in the colony.

minor

Also known as poor Chillingworth, poor Mr. Chillingworth

First appearance: v a colony of english gentlemen

Mr. Chillingworth shows up with force in VI: The Colony Under a Cloud. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Delivers a drunken, melancholy speech about the colony's failure; later retreats to a corner, pale and miserable.
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Mr. Chillingworth first appears in 0006 v a colony of english gentlemen.

In VI: The Colony Under a Cloud: Delivers a drunken, melancholy speech about the colony's failure; later retreats to a corner, pale and miserable.

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