Beauvallet · Character

Joshua Dimmock

Beauvallet's stout, inventive English serving-man, whose cheerful lies and steady loyalty keep his master's mad schemes from collapsing.

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Also known as Joshua, Privately Joshua

First appearance: i

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Beauvallet's loyal lieutenant, assisting in the capture and subsequent events.

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Joshua Dimmock follows Sir Nicholas into Spain with the resigned devotion of a man who has long since stopped being surprised by his master's escapades. Voluble, resourceful, and never short of an improvised tale — brigands, sumpters, a lady's shot horse — he smooths the way for Dominica when Beauvallet cannot. His unshakeable assumption that his master will walk free of any prison gives the anxious heroine, and the reader, a steadying comic counterweight.

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Spanish Court Intrigue
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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Mr. Dangerfield
friendship · positive
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Mr. Dangerfield
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Mr. Dangerfield
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Beauvallet
Beauvallet's loyal lieutenant, assisting in the capture and subsequent events.
II
Beauvallet's servant, mentioned as having thrown Dangerfield's clothes into the alley and as a critic of his master.
III
Attends to Don Manuel, prescribes a cordial and gallows chips, warns Beauvallet about the ill omen of a death aboard.
IV
Attempts to treat Don Manuel with gallows' chips, is thrown out of the cabin by Beauvallet.
VI
Accompanies Nicholas to Alreston as his attendant.
VII
Rides behind Nicholas on the journey to London, commenting on his master's restlessness.
VIII
Accompanies Beauvallet, grumbles about the dangers, helps bury the dead Guise.
IX
Accompanies Beauvallet, grumbling about Spanish roads and climate, and is tasked with finding the house of Don Diaz de Losa.
XII
Mentioned as Beauvallet's companion, staying at the Rising Sun and available to carry messages.
XIII
Nervous about Sir Nicholas's reckless behavior, he watches over the plans for escape.
XVII
In disguise, he watches Don Diego leave, communicates with Dominica in church, and later pantomimes news to Sir Nicholas from the street.
XVIII
Mentioned as someone Sir Nicholas trusts to do his part in the escape plan.
XIX
Aids Beauvallet's escape, procures horses and supplies, and rides with him toward Vasconosa.
XX
Mentioned as having advised Dominica to flee; his optimism cannot allay her fears.
XXII
Narrates the journey with vivid detail, assists in the escape, and helps carry Beatrice out the window.
XXIII
Accompanies Beauvallet, subdues the valet Luis, and is ordered to take Dominica to Villanova.
XXIV
Devises a cover story about brigands and manages the innkeeper, showing loyalty and resourcefulness.
XXV
Frets about the pace and the danger, but admires Dominica's endurance and helps with the lantern.
Epilogue
Narrates the epilogue, boasting of his part in the adventure and his new status as indispensable to Sir Nicholas and his lady.

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