A Damsel in Distress · Character

Albert

A sharp-eyed pageboy at Belpher Castle who knows everyone's secrets and is not above a bit of scheming to help a romantic cause.

supporting

Also known as Elbert, Young blighted Albert

First appearance: ii

As a supporting figure in A Damsel in Distress, Albert is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Albert the page boy accepts half a crown from George to deliver a note to Lady Maud.

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Albert is the young, cheeky page at Belpher who sees more than the family realizes, including the truth about Keggs and the charity shillings. When George Bevan is trapped on a balcony, Albert improvises a knotted-sheet escape with the confidence of a general directing a campaign. His quick thinking and willingness to meddle make him an unlikely but essential ally in the novel's escalating confusions.

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Character Web

22 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Main Cast & Household
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Keggs
professional · ambivalent
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and… How this plays out →
George Bevan
professional · positive
Keggs
professional · ambivalent
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and… How this plays out →
George Bevan
professional · positive
Keggs
professional · ambivalent
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and… How this plays out →
George Bevan
professional · positive

Keggs
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and cooperation.
George Bevan
Albert serves as a helpful servant to George, often assisting him in his plans.
Keggs
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and cooperation.
George Bevan
Albert serves as a helpful servant to George, often assisting him in his plans.
Keggs
Albert and Keggs are fellow servants in the household, with a dynamic of rivalry and cooperation.
George Bevan
Albert serves as a helpful servant to George, often assisting him in his plans.

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In the story

Albert appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter VIII
Albert the page boy accepts half a crown from George to deliver a note to Lady Maud.
IX
The page boy; more interested in hornets and becoming a butcher than in poetry, but obedient to Maud.
Chapter X
The page boy who delivers a note from Maud to George.
XI
Albert reveals the servants' sweepstake and devises the waiter scheme.
Chapter XII
Briefly mentioned as hastening toward George at the end of the excerpt.
XIII
Albert orchestrates George's escape by lowering a knotted sheet from an upper window and urging George to climb up quickly.
XIV
Albert is caught by Keggs and forced to hand over his sweepstake ticket after being caught smoking.
XVII
Miserable and tormented, he sabotages Maud's note and unsuccessfully advises Reggie Byng.
XVIII
Albert is suspected by Keggs of having destroyed Maud's letters to George, having swapped his sweepstake ticket with Keggs.
XXII
Morose after losing his bet, he is scolded by Keggs and later tasked with delivering an invitation to Mr. Bevan.

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