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When Charles the First Was King · Character

Tom Gascoyne

A young man from the neighborhood, a friend of the narrator.

minor

Also known as Tom Gascoyne, Tom, Gascoyne

First appearance: ii of my family friends neighbours and enemies

Tom Gascoyne shows up with force in Of the Meeting in the Woods. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Acts as Dennis Watson's second at the duel, meeting Ben to settle the plans.
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See Tom Gascoyne in ii of my family friends neighbours and enemies