The Talleyrand Maxim · Character

James Parrawhite

A vanished man with a shady past, advertised for by two firms and worth twenty thousand pounds to whoever finds him first.

supporting

Also known as Parrawhite

First appearance: ii in trust

As a supporting figure in The Talleyrand Maxim, James Parrawhite is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Appears at the end of the chapter, accosting Pratt in the lane for a private word.

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Parrawhite once took money from Eldrick's desk and booked passage to America, or so the shipping agent says. Now Halstead & Byner and Eldrick are both hunting him, and Pratt affects surprise at the advertisements while…

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Aftermath
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Linford Pratt
professional · negative
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. How this plays out →
Charles Eldrick
professional · negative
Halstead Byner
professional · negative
George Pickard
professional · ambivalent
Charles Eldrick
professional · negative
Halstead Byner
professional · negative
Linford Pratt
professional · negative
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. How this plays out →
Linford Pratt
professional · negative
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. How this plays out →
George Pickard
professional · ambivalent
Charles Eldrick
professional · negative

Linford Pratt
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt.
Charles Eldrick
Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings.
Halstead Byner
Halstead Byner and James Parrawhite have a tense professional relationship, with Byner investigating Parrawhite's actions.
George Pickard
George Pickard is a client of James Parrawhite, involved in the legal machinations of the plot.
Charles Eldrick
Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings.
Halstead Byner
Halstead Byner and James Parrawhite have a tense professional relationship, with Byner investigating Parrawhite's actions.
Linford Pratt
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt.
Linford Pratt
James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt.
George Pickard
George Pickard is a client of James Parrawhite, involved in the legal machinations of the plot.
Charles Eldrick
Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings.

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In the story

James Parrawhite appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

V: Point-Blank
Appears at the end of the chapter, accosting Pratt in the lane for a private word.
VI: The Unexpected
Parrawhite reveals he witnessed Pratt's theft and death of Bartle, blackmails Pratt, and is killed by Pratt in a fight.
VII: The Supreme Inducement
Mentioned as the presumed thief; Pratt has killed him and now frames him for the office theft.
XVI: A Headquarters Conference
Mentioned via an advertisement seeking information about him, linking to the ongoing mystery.
XVII: Advertisement
Subject of the search; believed to have £20,000 waiting for him, but his whereabouts are unknown.
XVIII: The Confiding Landlord
Former clerk of Eldrick; owed money to Pickard, claimed to have a hold on Pratt, and disappeared after planning to meet Pratt on November 23rd.
XX: The Green Man
Subject of the search; reported to have been seen with Pratt near Stubbs' Lane on a moonlit night.
The Direct Charge
Allegedly murdered by Pratt; a telegram suggests he may have left for America.
XXII: The Cat's Paw
Parrawhite is the subject of the advertisements that alarm Pratt. Pratt plans to fabricate a story about Parrawhite's departure to America.

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