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Pugh

A servant or minor character at Fosse Manor.

minor

First appearance: xiv sir archibald roylance puts his foot in it

Pugh shows up with force in The Thursday Club. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Member of the Thursday Club; contributes to the conversation about missing people.
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Character Web

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SASandy ArbuthnotRDRam DassPAPalliser-YeatesDMDominick MedinaBUBurminsterPUPugh

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast and associates
  • Core allies and family
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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