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Mr. Wagg

A fashionable novelist and wit who appears in high society circles.

minor

Also known as Wagg

First appearance: xlviii in which the reader is introduced to the very best of company

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JCJames CrawleyMEMr. EavesSPSir Pitt CrawleyJSJoseph SedleyLGLady GauntMWMr. Wagg

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Duel and society insiders
  • Social climbers and soldiers
  • Minor characters and servants

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Closing

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