What Is to Be Done? · Character
Charles Beaumont
A reserved English agent with a Canadian accent and a French face, buying up a Russian stearine factory while carefully avoiding every dinner invitation.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Beaumont, Beaumont, Charlie, James Beaumont
First appearance: part v new people and the finale
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Agent for Hodgson, Lotter and Company; examines the factory thoroughly before advising purchase; reluctantly accepts dinner invitation.
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Beaumont appears in the industrial world as the London firm's conscientious purchaser, inspecting books and enduring endless Russian negotiations with the patience of a man who has survived the siege of Troy. His…
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- Disguise and resolution
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See Charles Beaumont in part v new people and the finale