The Rasp · Character
Sergeant Higgins
A police sergeant assisting Superintendent Boyd.
minor
First appearance: II
Sergeant Higgins shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Questioning Belford aggressively; interrupted by Anthony.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Dora Masterson’s confession—that she believes her own “senseless, vicious”…
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