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Pollack

A friend of George from his student days in London.

minor

Also known as young Pollack, Saint Jean de Pollack

First appearance: i how i became a london student and went astray

Pollack shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cousin of Gordon-Nasmyth; involved in the initial brig purchase and left as residuum after the Ponderevos take over.
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In IV: Cousin of Gordon-Nasmyth; involved in the initial brig purchase and left as residuum after the Ponderevos take over. Later, in How I Stole the Heaps of Quap from Mordet Island: A tall blond young man who…

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GOGordon-NasmythGPGeorge PonderevoPOPollack

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Pollack in i how i became a london student and went astray