Clive Redway

Ida Culvers

Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts.

Juliet Culvers

Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements.

Father Baldwin

Clive is obsessed with Father Baldwin's approval and haunted by his judgment, creating an uneasy dynamic.

Marie Schira

Clive has a fleeting but passionate affair with Marie, which complicates his feelings for Ida.

Francesca Xardez

Clive and Francesca are acquaintances who interact at social gatherings, with underlying tension over Ida.

John Skinner

Clive and John Skinner have a working relationship, with Skinner as a servant or estate worker.

Arthur Glynde

Arthur and Clive are rivals for the Culvers sisters' affections, leading to jealousy and conflict.

Ida Culvers

Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts.

Juliet Culvers

Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements.

Juliet Culvers

Clive and Juliet share a warm, confiding friendship, often discussing their separate romantic entanglements.

Ida Culvers

Clive is intensely infatuated with Ida, pursuing her despite her emotional distance and his own inner conflicts.

Father Baldwin

Clive is obsessed with Father Baldwin's approval and haunted by his judgment, creating an uneasy dynamic.

I

Juliet's fiancé, visibly troubled by Ida's marriage to Sefton, presses Juliet for details and reveals his deep unease.

II

Returned from the Cape, he is preoccupied with Ida's choice of husband and questions Juliet about it.

III

Shows deep concern for Ida's safety, suggests searching for her, and rushes off to pursue the Italian organ-boy who delivered Ida's note.

IV

Confides in his father about Ida's disappearance, revealing his past feelings for Ida and his current anguish.

V

Arrives at the Culvers' home, proposes going to Florence, and confronts Juliet about allowing Ida to marry Sefton. He grows increasingly suspicious of Juliet's knowledge.

VI

Sets off for Florence to question Madame Verdi about Ida's disappearance, under strict instructions of secrecy from Lord Culvers.

VII

Juliet's fiancé, mentioned as not appreciating her or saying sweet things.

VIII

Returns from Florence with no news of Ida; writes a brief, formal letter to Juliet and plans to visit Paris to find Sefton.

IX

Juliet's fiancé, but she intends to break the engagement before marriage; mentioned as the man she is engaged to.

X

Clive is mentioned as the recipient of Juliet's telegram and letter; he is seen as more energetic than Sefton by Juliet.

XI

In Paris, receives his father's letter and Juliet's telegram; consumed by fury and suspicion, contemplates murdering Captain Culvers.

XII

Surveys the Rue Vervien and questions the organ-boy, suspecting a connection to Ida's disappearance.

XIII

Meets Lord Culvers at the station, accompanies him to Sefton's house, and then to the priest's house. He is suspicious of Sefton and insists on staying involved.

XIV

Accompanies Lord Culvers to the police, waits at the café for the organ-boy, and discovers the mysterious note.

XV

Keeps vigil at Marie Schira's bedside, learns about the brooch, and follows a mysterious note to Rue Corot.

XVI

Returns from Marie Schira's deathbed, weary and sad; questions Skinner and insists on verifying his story, but ultimately agrees to suppress the police enquiry to protect the family name.

XVII

Reads Juliet's letter aloud, analyzes the implications of the ring and seal, and prepares for the journey to Alta Lauria.

XVIII

Listens to Sefton's confession, maintains composure, and plans the journey to Alta Lauria with Sefton, while advising Lord Culvers to stay behind.

XXI

Struggles with his role as Sefton's companion, feeling the pain of seeing Ida reconciled with her husband, yet resolves to stand by Sefton out of duty.

XXII

Travels with Sefton, moody about the reunion with Ida, and hears of Violante's death.

XXIII

Accompanies Sefton on the journey, reluctantly agrees to Sefton's plan, and witnesses his death.

XXIV

Comes to the Culvers' home to finally learn his fate from Ida, after two years of no communication.