The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
Kysarcius
A pedantic scholar who participates in learned debates on noses and baptism.
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First appearance: book iii
Kysarcius shows up with force in Chapter XXVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Agrees with Didius that Yorick's action should not go unnoticed.
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