S.Q. Pedalian is a bumbling, good-natured Executive with large feet. He is forgetful, easily confused, and prone to malapropisms (mixing up similar-sounding words). His trust in Mr. Curtain overrides his conscience: when he expresses doubts about the morality of mind-control, Mr. Curtain easily persuades him that the process is for the greater good.
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S.Q. Pedalian Character Timeline in The Mysterious Benedict Society
The timeline below shows where the character S.Q. Pedalian appears in The Mysterious Benedict Society. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12
...the dorms is 10:00. When that hour strikes, Reynie checks outside his room and sees S.Q. Pedalian, a large-footed Executive, on patrol. S.Q. gently reminds the boys to be quiet, and...
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Chapter 13
...but Kate and Constance are struggling academically. The four are in a class taught by S.Q. Pedalian and a Messenger, Martina Crowe, when Jackson arrives and calls two Messengers out of...
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S.Q. asks Reynie and Sticky to stay after class. They exchange a nervous look, worried that...
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Reynie asks why Martina is so angry at them, and S.Q. laughs that their perfect scores are showing her up. There are only a limited number...
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Chapter 14
At lunch, Reynie and Sticky tell Constance and Kate about their encounters with S.Q. and Martina. Kate is furious about how Martina is treating them, but Reynie is distracted...
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Chapter 17
...their quizzes. Between classes, they hear that one of the Messengers is graduating. Kate distracts S.Q. Pedalian so the others can question the graduating Messenger about his special duties and privileges,...
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Chapter 22
...this must be preparation for the Improvement. The practice is coming to an end when S.Q. Pedalian looks out the window and sees Reynie.
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...cafeteria, and the Executive on duty doesn’t pay Reynie any attention. Kate informs Reynie that S.Q. was unable to identify Reynie as anything other than an “especially average-looking boy,” much to...
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Chapter 24
...the Executives blindfolded him before bringing him to the Waiting Room, and Reynie wonders why. S.Q. comes to pick Sticky up to meet with Mr. Curtain. He tries to give Sticky...
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...what will happen to her when Mr. Curtain boosts the signal power all the way. S.Q. comes over, surprised that Sticky and Reynie look upset. He hints that they are close...
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Chapter 25
That night, S.Q. Pedalian brings Reynie and Sticky to speak with Mr. Curtain. Mr. Curtain tells the boys...
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Chapter 27
...The children turn over a note, but find only a different note from Jackson, scolding S.Q. for leaving this clue. After some deliberation, it strikes Reynie that “LOSE” turned “over” (that...
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Chapter 31
...computers herself, proving that she needs no one’s help. Hiding in a vent, Kate overhears S.Q. Pedalian bringing Martina Crowe to a tutorial meeting with Mr. Curtain. She follows them to...
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S.Q. doesn’t grasp Mr. Curtain’s plan, but he is excited that the whole world will be...
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From her hiding place in the drain, Kate hears Mr. Curtain send S.Q. away. She suspects a trap and hurries out of the culvert. As she emerges, S.Q....
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Chapter 32
...juice gives her a good reason to have wet shoes. Reynie and Sticky explain that S.Q. accidentally destroyed all of Kate’s footprints on the shore. Jackson and Martina approach their table....
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Chapter 33
...in his rush he is less careful about hiding the note. Once Reynie is gone, S.Q. comes out to the shore. He is ashamed of damaging the spy’s footprints, so he...
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...their plan. His optimism is quashed, though, when Jillson approaches their table. She explains that S.Q. found a note, but it was destroyed before he could read it. She goes on...
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Chapter 34
...an idea about what Mr. Benedict means. Before he can share his thought with Sticky, S.Q. Pedalian summons the boys to Whisperer duty. Reynie writes a note to himself on his...
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Chapter 35
...Institute Control Building. They reach the building, but the two Executives (one of whom is S.Q.) catch up to them, and Martina, Jackson, and Jillson run out of the building toward...
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Chapter 36
...untrustworthy, but he calms down once Sticky’s mind becomes receptive. The session is interrupted when S.Q. calls Mr. Curtain through the intercom to alert him that two students are breaking into...
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Chapter 37
...laughs that the Whisperer will only turn on if he is attached to it. Meanwhile, S.Q. radios Mr. Curtain, and when Mr. Curtain doesn’t respond, S.Q. sends for a ladder to...
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