The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
The Courteous Stranger
A polite traveler in a digression, embodying comic courtesy.
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First appearance: book iii
The Courteous Stranger shows up with force in Chapter I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Left alone with Julia in her chamber during the first interview at the inn at Lyons.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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