The Talleyrand Maxim · Character
Hoskins
A servant or employee in the Mallathorpe household.
minor
First appearance: xiii the first trick
Hoskins shows up with force in XIV: Cards on the Table. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced as the woodman who warned Mrs.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Family, Servants & Legal Advisors
- Core Investigators & Key Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Nesta Mallathorp…
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See Hoskins in xiii the first trick