Uncle Silas · Character
Tom Brice
A servant at Bartram-Haugh whose small kindnesses and divided loyalties make him an uneasy ally in a house full of watching eyes.
supporting
Also known as Tom, Brice
First appearance: volume i xxxi bartram haugh
As a supporting figure in Uncle Silas, Tom Brice is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Reluctantly agrees to carry Maud's letter to Lady Knollys, but expresses fear of Uncle Silas's scrutiny and refuses to help her escape.
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Tom Brice moves through the Bartram-Haugh household as one of its working men, caught between the orders of his masters and the ordinary decency he shows toward Maud. His position makes him useful and vulnerable at…
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- Minor Servants and Peripheral Figures
- Central Family and Household
- Protagonist
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This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the violent eruption of the hidden antagonist, Sarah Matild…
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