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The body of the colonel in "The House of the Seven Gables" was found by Judge Pyncheon.
Alice Pyncheon's father is Colonel Pyncheon. He is a character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The House of the Seven Gables."
Colonel Pyncheon is found dead at the bottom of a well, suggesting foul play. The suspicion falls on his cousin, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, who has a motive for wanting the Colonel out of the way in order to inherit the property. The Judge is ultimately revealed as the murderer, driven by greed and jealousy.
Hepzibah Pyncheon found the Colonel's body in the house of seven gables when she opened the secret room.
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In the House of the Seven Gables Judge was Jaffrey Pyncheon's evil nephew.
Hepzibah Pyncheon returned to the House of the Seven Gables after several years of absence.
Jaffrey Pyncheon's evil nephew in "The House of the Seven Gables" is Clifford Pyncheon. Clifford is falsely accused and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, orchestrated by his uncle Jaffrey in order to inherit the family fortune.
Clifford became startled and distressed when he saw the portrait of Colonel Pyncheon hanging on the wall in the house of the seven gables. The image reminded him of a dark secret from his past and caused him great emotional turmoil.
Matthew Maule III was the great-grandson of Matthew Maule, who was the original owner of the land on which the House of the Seven Gables was built. The land was taken from the Maule family by Colonel Pyncheon, leading to a curse that haunted the Pyncheon family for generations.
Jaffery Pyncheon was a judge in The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.