an American aide-de-camp of a general who stays in the Metropol in the mid-1940s. In the 1950s, Richard starts to gather intelligence on Russian politics, and asks for the Count’s help in doing so. Richard also becomes crucial in helping Sofia seek asylum in America when she escapes the Moscow Conservatory Orchestra while on tour in Paris.
Richard Vanderwhile Quotes in A Gentleman in Moscow
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Book 5, Apotheosis
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At that moment, it somehow seemed to the Count that no one was out of place; that every little thing happening was part of some master plan; and that within the context of that plan, he was meant to sit in the chair between the potted palms and wait.
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Richard Vanderwhile Quotes in A Gentleman in Moscow
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Book 5, Apotheosis
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At that moment, it somehow seemed to the Count that no one was out of place; that every little thing happening was part of some master plan; and that within the context of that plan, he was meant to sit in the chair between the potted palms and wait.
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