The Sea Mystery · Character
Jefferson Pyke
Stanley's cousin from the Argentine, a taller, broader rancher with a gift for jokes, who arrives in Devon just in time to inherit a dead man's affairs.
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Also known as Mr. Jefferson Pyke, the late Mr. Pyke, Mr. Jefferson, Jefferson Pyke, Pyke, Jefferson, Jeff
First appearance: v messrs berlyn and pyke
As a major figure in The Sea Mystery, Jefferson Pyke is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Jefferson visits Ashburton before the tragedy, explores the moor with Stanley, and is driven about by Mrs. Berlyn, leaving a warm impression on the landlady and a useful resemblance to his cousin. After the death he returns, takes charge of Stanley's effects, and disposes of what he does not want, all with the brisk competence of a man who knows how to handle business. His convenient presence, his foreign ranch, and his striking likeness to the deceased make him a figure French cannot afford to leave unexamined.
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