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Toodles

Sir Ethelred's private secretary, a minor functionary.

minor

Also known as the sympathetic Toodles, the experienced Toodles

First appearance: v

Toodles shows up with force in Chapter VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Sympathetic and devoted, discusses Sir Ethelred's overwork and the danger from foreign scoundrels, then leaves to attend to the Personage.
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In Chapter VII: Sympathetic and devoted, discusses Sir Ethelred's overwork and the danger from foreign scoundrels, then leaves to attend to the Personage. Later, in Chapter X: Meets the Assistant Commissioner at the…

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Investigators and theoretical figures
  • Anarchist circle and victims
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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