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Baron Weissschnitzerdörfer

A baron with a lengthy name, likely a comic or minor noble.

minor

Also known as the Baron Weissschnitzerdörfer

First appearance: i

Baron Weissschnitzerdörfer shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

German passenger with a ruddy face and long nose; heading to Peking.

Baron Weissschnitzerdörfer first appears in 0000 i.

In IV: German passenger with a ruddy face and long nose; heading to Peking.

Later, in Uzun Ada and the Grand Transasiatic: A German passenger cataloged by Claudius.

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IV
German passenger with a ruddy face and long nose; heading to Peking.
Uzun Ada and the Grand Transasiatic
A German passenger cataloged by Claudius.
VI
German passenger; shortsighted, reads the timetable and complains about delays.
Kizil Arvat and the Transcaspian Railway
Mentioned as having complained about the train's delay; not directly present in the chapter.
Chapter VIII
Loses his hat to the wind and an oncoming train, causing a comedic scene.
XI
Eats continuously, astonishing Doctor Tio-King with his disregard for Cornaro's precepts.
XV
Protests the delay caused by the broken coupling; is silenced by Faruskiar's look.
Chapter XVI
Panics over lost papers, eventually finds them in his nineteenth pocket, and boards the train just in time.
The Attack in the Gobi
Furious about the delay to his round-the-world trip, fights recklessly.
The Aftermath of the Attack
Anxious about delays; works with great ardor.

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