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Mr. Tivett

A gallant little man with suède gloves and a talent for pinning up other people's lace, Tivett is the ballroom's most agreeable fixer.

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Also known as Tivett, the gallant Tivett, little Mr. Tivett, the agreeable Tivett, dear Mr. Tivett, the lively Tivett, little Tivett, good little Tivett, Little Tivett

First appearance: i in the city by the sea

As a supporting figure in The Venetians, Mr. Tivett is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Acts as a social facilitator, introducing Vansittart to Eve.
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Mr. Tivett is the lively, coquettish bachelor who saves Mrs. Fotheringay's Mechlin and secures the belle of the ball's first waltz in the same evening — a man whose small vanities make him indispensable to the social…

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TSthe strangerSVSignora VivantiEMEve MarchantHMHarold MarchantLHLady HartleyMTMr. Tivett

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Central social families
  • Venetian local characters
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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