Dick Cavendish

Minnie Chatty Warrender

Dick is a persistent suitor to Minnie, creating romantic tension despite her marriage to Theodore.

Theodore Warrender

Dick and Theodore are rivals for Minnie's affection, with underlying tension and jealousy.

Lizzie Hampson

Dick has a flirtatious and possibly romantic interest in Lizzie, though it is less serious than his pursuit of Minnie.

Geoff Markland

Dick and Geoff are friends and contemporaries, though their friendship is tested by Dick's pursuit of Minnie.

Minnie Chatty Warrender

Dick is a persistent suitor to Minnie, creating romantic tension despite her marriage to Theodore.

Theodore Warrender

Dick and Theodore are rivals for Minnie's affection, with underlying tension and jealousy.

Theodore Warrender

Dick and Theodore are rivals for Minnie's affection, with underlying tension and jealousy.

Minnie Chatty Warrender

Dick is a persistent suitor to Minnie, creating romantic tension despite her marriage to Theodore.

Lizzie Hampson

Dick has a flirtatious and possibly romantic interest in Lizzie, though it is less serious than his pursuit of Minnie.

Geoff Markland

Dick and Geoff are friends and contemporaries, though their friendship is tested by Dick's pursuit of Minnie.

Lizzie Hampson

Dick has a flirtatious and possibly romantic interest in Lizzie, though it is less serious than his pursuit of Minnie.

Geoff Markland

Dick and Geoff are friends and contemporaries, though their friendship is tested by Dick's pursuit of Minnie.

I

A young Cavendish, who had been at school with Theo, hosts Theo's sisters for tea, but this is one of the few social invitations they receive.

Chapter X

Expected to visit the rectory; Chatty remembers him from Oxford, while Minnie downplays his importance.

XI

Arrives at the rectory during the Warrenders' mourning period; a brown-haired, blue-eyed young man with a reputation for insincerity, though he successfully flatters Mrs. Wilberforce. He is a friend of Theo Warrender, older in years but junior at Oxford, and has a past of wandering in Canada and the gold diggings before settling to study law.

Chapter XII

Visits the Warrenders, shows sympathy for their loss, and later observes Lizzie Hampson with recognition.

XIII

Takes a walk, visits Lizzie Hampson, and decides to leave the rectory abruptly after receiving mysterious news.

XIV

Struggles with a hidden terror and secret, yet maintains a cheerful facade; engages in banter about Theo's academic choices.

XV

Makes a pre-dawn walk around Lady Markland's house, haunted by the past; encounters Lizzie Hampson and gives her his address for emergencies; later travels with Warrender, concealing his own history.

XVI

Advises Theo in London, praised by Theo for his sympathy and interest in friends' concerns.

XVII

His suggestion to Theo is recalled as a catalyst for Theo's intentions.

XVIII

Referenced as the source of an epigram that lightens the family controversy over Theo's decision.

Chapter XXX

Cavendish encounters Chatty and her mother, shows keen interest in Chatty, and later reflects on his feelings, deciding to call on them.

XXXI

Visits Mrs. Warrender and Chatty, dines with them, takes them to the play, and grows increasingly attracted to Chatty.

XXXII

Struggles with guilt over his ambiguous relationship with Chatty; considers confessing to Mrs. Warrender but ultimately leaves without resolution.

Afterwards

Though not present, Dick Cavendish is the subject of Chatty's unspoken feelings and Mrs. Warrender's hopeful plans, having recently proposed to Chatty.

XXXIV

Mentioned by Mrs. Warrender as someone they saw a great deal of in town; Theo dismisses him as a fellow with a story.

XXXVIII

Mrs. Warrender writes to him inviting him for a shooting visit, hoping he will propose to Chatty.

XXXIX

Struggles with his feelings for Chatty and the moral weight of his secret marriage.

XL

Struggles with his secret marriage and his growing feelings for Chatty; burns papers and decides to visit Highcombe.

XLI

Struggles with the decision to divorce his estranged wife, receives news of her death, and finally proposes to Chatty.

XLII

Dick is the bridegroom, a fair-haired gentleman from London. Lizzie suspects he may already be married, which could invalidate the wedding.

Chapter XLIII

The bridegroom, who is marrying Chatty despite being already married, as Lizzie reveals in the church.

XLIV

The bridegroom, who is confronted by his presumed-dead first wife and is devastated by the interruption.

XLV

His past marriage and separation are revealed; he plans to go to California to obtain a divorce.

XLVI

Reported to have been ill with fever in America, now recovering; has been unable to write for six or seven weeks; his sister Lady Horton thinks the divorce should be dropped.

XLVII

Mentioned as the married man Chatty is waiting for; Theo is furious about the situation.

XLIX

Returns from abroad, thin and browned; barred from the Warren by the Thynnes; sends Geoff to fetch Chatty.

L

Returns to claim Chatty, insisting their marriage is valid and presenting evidence.

LI

Present at the Warren for a conference about his marriage to Chatty, though Theo is too distracted to focus on his affairs.

LII

Mentioned as one of the 'happy ones' who begins his married life with Chatty without any cloud.