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Irma

A female character, possibly connected to Peterson or the syndicate.

minor

First appearance: i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

Irma shows up with force in In Which Drummond Leaves the S.Y. Gadfly. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as being in Montreux, where Peterson is expected to return.
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In In Which Drummond Leaves the S.Y. Gadfly: Mentioned as being in Montreux, where Peterson is expected to return. Later, in XII: In Which He Samples Mr. Blackton’s Napoleon Brandy: Blackton's accomplice, present at…

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See Irma in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

Character Web

6 connections

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PGProfessor Good…HDHugh DrummondTJTed JerninghamCPCarl PetersonMEMr. Edward Bla…IRIrma

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Players and Settings
  • Central Syndicate and Victims
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Professor Goodman’s psychological breaking point—his haggard, defiant accusation (“What have you done to that…

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See Irma in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton