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Argyle Fitz-Bertram

A fashionable gentleman about town.

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Also known as Mr. Argyle Fitz-Bertram, Argyle, Fitz-Bertram, Mr. Fitz-Bertram

First appearance: book iii holy institution

Argyle Fitz-Bertram shows up with force in VI: Signor Mosquetti Relates an Adventure. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A basso-baritono at the party; observes the scene with interest and mutters comments to himself.
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SMSignor MosquettiLLLady LondersdonVDValerie de Cev…RMRaymond MarollesVDValerie de LancyAFArgyle Fitz-Bertram

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See Argyle Fitz-Bertram in book iii holy institution