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Boots

A servant or nickname for a hotel employee.

minor

First appearance: volume ii xxv the journey

See Boots in volume ii xxv the journeyBook page

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MDMadame de la R…USUncle SilasMRMrs. RuskARAustin RuthynMRMaud RuthynBOBoots

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Servants and Peripheral Figures
  • Central Family and Household
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the violent eruption of the hidden antagonist, Sarah Matild…

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See Boots in volume ii xxv the journey