The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club · Character
Woodward
A club servant at the Bellona Club who witnessed the general's arrival.
minor
Also known as The man Woodward
First appearance: i old mossy face
Woodward shows up with force in Lord Peter Leads a Club. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The cloakroom attendant with a Sam Weller face and an artificial leg, who provides information about the General's arrival time.
Woodward first appears in 0001 i old mossy face.
In Lord Peter Leads a Club: The cloakroom attendant with a Sam Weller face and an artificial leg, who provides information about the General's arrival time.
Later, in VI: A Card of Reentry: General Fentiman's devoted manservant, provides detailed account of the General's last day and the mysterious phone call from Mr. Oliver.
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- Extended Cast & Background
- Protagonist
- Central Fentiman Circle
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See Woodward in i old mossy face