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Paul Lensky

Lydia's son from her first marriage, dies young.

minor

Also known as Paul

First appearance: i how tom brangwen married a polish lady

Paul Lensky shows up with force in IX: The Marsh and the Flood. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Lydia's first husband, remembered in her reflections.
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In IX: The Marsh and the Flood: Lydia's first husband, remembered in her reflections. He was a passionate but distant man, devoted to his…

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LBLydia BrangwenUBUrsula BrangwenPLPaul Lensky

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended family, acquaintances, and background figures
  • Family and romantic entanglements
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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