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Uneasy Money · Character

James

A servant in the Wetherby household.

minor

First appearance: uneasy money

James shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The cat that touches Pickering's leg, causing him to fire his revolver in fright.
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8 connections

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BRBrownCFClaire FenwickLPLady Pauline W…EBElizabeth BoydLDLord DawlishJAJames

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nutcombe fortune and estate
  • Central romantic entanglements
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

Bill’s shame and self-loathing upon waking—his conviction that he is a “shallow, coarse-fibered” person for sl…

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