# Joshua Dimmock — Beauvallet character guide

> Joshua Dimmock in Beauvallet by Georgette Heyer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Joshua, Privately Joshua

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

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

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Dangerfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/characters/mr_dangerfield)

_friendship_

Fellow crew members and comrades, sharing a bond of loyalty and service under Sir Nicholas.

### [Mr. Dangerfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/characters/mr_dangerfield)

_friendship_

Fellow crew members and comrades, sharing a bond of loyalty and service under Sir Nicholas.

### [Mr. Dangerfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/characters/mr_dangerfield)

_friendship_

Fellow crew members and comrades, sharing a bond of loyalty and service under Sir Nicholas.

## In the story

### [Beauvallet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/beauvallet)

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

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/ii)

Beauvallet's servant, mentioned as having thrown Dangerfield's clothes into the alley and as a critic of his master.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/iii)

Attends to Don Manuel, prescribes a cordial and gallows chips, warns Beauvallet about the ill omen of a death aboard.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/iv)

Attempts to treat Don Manuel with gallows' chips, is thrown out of the cabin by Beauvallet.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/vi)

Accompanies Nicholas to Alreston as his attendant.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/vii)

Rides behind Nicholas on the journey to London, commenting on his master's restlessness.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/viii)

Accompanies Beauvallet, grumbles about the dangers, helps bury the dead Guise.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/ix)

Accompanies Beauvallet, grumbling about Spanish roads and climate, and is tasked with finding the house of Don Diaz de Losa.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xii)

Mentioned as Beauvallet's companion, staying at the Rising Sun and available to carry messages.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xiii)

Nervous about Sir Nicholas's reckless behavior, he watches over the plans for escape.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xvii)

In disguise, he watches Don Diego leave, communicates with Dominica in church, and later pantomimes news to Sir Nicholas from the street.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as someone Sir Nicholas trusts to do his part in the escape plan.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xix)

Aids Beauvallet's escape, procures horses and supplies, and rides with him toward Vasconosa.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xx)

Mentioned as having advised Dominica to flee; his optimism cannot allay her fears.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxii)

Narrates the journey with vivid detail, assists in the escape, and helps carry Beatrice out the window.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxiii)

Accompanies Beauvallet, subdues the valet Luis, and is ordered to take Dominica to Villanova.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxiv)

Devises a cover story about brigands and manages the innkeeper, showing loyalty and resourcefulness.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxv)

Frets about the pace and the danger, but admires Dominica's endurance and helps with the lantern.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/epilogue)

Narrates the epilogue, boasting of his part in the adventure and his new status as indispensable to Sir Nicholas and his lady.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/characters/joshua_dimmock
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/characters