The owner of the United Cigar Shop in Green Town. Mr. Tetley hears faint calliope music in the air the night before the carnival arrives in Green Town, and the iron grille under which Will and Jim hide from Mr. Dark and the freaks is in the street directly outside his shop. Mr. Tetley also sells Charles the cigar that he uses to ward off the Dust Witch by blowing smoke in her face, overwhelming her sharp senses.
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Mr. Tetley Character Timeline in Something Wicked This Way Comes
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Tetley appears in Something Wicked This Way Comes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...the courthouse clock “bangs” nine o’clock. All the shops in town are busy closing, and Mr. Tetley , the proprietor of the United Cigar Store, is pushing an old wooden Indian. “Hey!”...
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Mr. Tetley hears something far off in the distance, and he is so distracted by the noise...
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Chapter 35
...exits the bar. Charles walks down to the cigar shop and buys a cigar from Mr. Tetley . As Charles stops outside the shop to light the cigar, he notices two shadows...
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Chapter 36
...the metal grille, looking down to the littered candy and gum wrappers below. “Lose something,” Mr. Tetley asks. The shop owner tells the stranger that he cleans the grate monthly. “How much...
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