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Zuleika Dobson · Character

Barrett

A servant or college employee, possibly a porter.

minor

First appearance: iii

Barrett shows up with force in XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The club waiter who brings the Duke a teaspoon and wineglass for his medicine, enabling him to take his dose just in time.
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DODuke of DorsetNONellie O'MoraMDMr. DruceBABarrett

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  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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