The Splendid Spur · Character
Reuben Gedges
A local man who helps the narrator in his travels.
minor
Also known as Reuben
First appearance: xi i ride down into temple and am well treated there
Reuben Gedges shows up with force in VI: The Flight in the Pine Wood. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of Settle's men; passes close to the hiding narrator in the ditch; later called away to save horses from the stable fire.
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In VI: The Flight in the Pine Wood: One of Settle's men; passes close to the hiding narrator in the ditch; later called away to save horses from the stable fire. Later, in I Find a Comrade: Mentioned as a loitering…
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- Main Royalist Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- VI: The Flight in the Pine Wood
- I Find a Comrade
- XVII: I Meet with a Happy Adventure by Burning of a Green Light
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