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Uneasy Money · Character

Perkins

A young servant.

minor

Also known as The boy Perkins

First appearance: uneasy money

Perkins shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The office boy at Nichols, Nichols, Nichols and Nichols, who only ever says 'Yes, sir' and is instructed by Jerry to cover up the broken portrait.
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In IV: The office boy at Nichols, Nichols, Nichols and Nichols, who only ever says 'Yes, sir' and is instructed by Jerry to cover up the…

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nutcombe fortune and estate
  • Central romantic entanglements
  • Protagonist

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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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