# Arthur Lemoyne — Bertram Cope’s Year character guide > Arthur Lemoyne in Bertram Cope’s Year by Henry Blake Fuller. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Lemoyne, Mr. Lemoyne, Dear Arthur **First appearance:** 0000-i-cope-at-a-college-tea ## Snapshot Cope's theatrical friend and lodger, whose infatuation and script-fed advice push Cope toward a decisive break. ## Who they are Lemoyne shares Cope's rooms and his desk of themes, and he is the first person Cope mentions when Amy calls, a fact she notices with irritation. When he returns from winning a part, he finds Cope sunk in gloom and immediately guesses the cause, then urges him to draft a letter ending the engagement, drawing on clichés from the roles he has played. His devotion is both a comfort and a complication, and his readiness to script Cope's love life makes him a comic and faintly troubling presence in the middle chapters. ## Relationships ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _friendship_ Arthur Lemoyne is a close friend and confidant of Bertram Cope, sharing a bond of mutual support. ### [Basil Randolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/basil_randolph) _rivalry_ Arthur Lemoyne and Basil Randolph are rivals for Bertram Cope's attention and affection. ### [Medora Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/medora_phillips) _social_ Arthur Lemoyne is a peripheral member of Medora Phillips' social circle, tolerated but not central. ### [Medora Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/medora_phillips) _social_ Arthur Lemoyne is a peripheral member of Medora Phillips' social circle, tolerated but not central. ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _friendship_ Arthur Lemoyne is a close friend and confidant of Bertram Cope, sharing a bond of mutual support. ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _friendship_ Arthur Lemoyne is a close friend and confidant of Bertram Cope, sharing a bond of mutual support. ### [Basil Randolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/basil_randolph) _rivalry_ Arthur Lemoyne and Basil Randolph are rivals for Bertram Cope's attention and affection. ### [Medora Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/medora_phillips) _social_ Arthur Lemoyne is a peripheral member of Medora Phillips' social circle, tolerated but not central. ### [Basil Randolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/basil_randolph) _rivalry_ Arthur Lemoyne and Basil Randolph are rivals for Bertram Cope's attention and affection. ## In the story ### [II: Cope Makes a Sunday Afternoon Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/ii-cope-makes-a-sunday-afternoon-call) Cope mentally addresses a letter to him, describing Mrs. Phillips as a 'scrapper' and noting the intensity of her conversation. ### [VI: Cope Dines—and Tells About It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/vi-cope-dines-and-tells-about-it) Recipient of Cope's letter; Cope expresses missing him and discusses his own social activities. ### [VII: Cope Under Scrutiny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/vii-cope-under-scrutiny) The recipient of Cope's letter; Cope urges him to leave Winnebago and join him in Churchton. ### [Cope Amidst Cross-Purposes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xii-cope-amidst-cross-purposes) Writes a short letter to Cope expressing desire to visit and possibly move in; mentions his father's disapproval, a road trip, and hopes for a job at the college. ### [XV: Cope Entertains Several Ladies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xv-cope-entertains-several-ladies) Addressee of Cope's letter; expected to visit and has been invited to Mrs. Phillips' house. ### [XX: Cope Has a Distressful Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xx-cope-has-a-distressful-christmas) Lemoyne responds to Cope's letter with sarcasm, insists Cope break the engagement, and arrives at the Cope home on December 29th. He talks with Cope late into the night about ending the engagement. ### [XXI: Cope, Safeguarded, Calls Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxi-cope-safeguarded-calls-again) Accompanies Cope, acts proprietary and protective, sings and plays piano, draws notice for familiarities. ### [Cope Shall Be Rescued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxii-cope-shall-be-rescued) Stays overnight with Cope, makes breakfast, and offers blunt advice about Amy being a 'clinger'; his presence and intimacy are noted by Foster. ### [XXIII: Cope Regains His Freedom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxiii-cope-regains-his-freedom) Supports Cope through the breakup, drafts a letter, and pursues his own theatrical ambitions. ### [XXIV: Cope in Danger Anew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxiv-cope-in-danger-anew) Warns Cope to be cautious of Hortense, offers to accompany him to her studio, and is described as a 'dark, yielding plum-pudding' compared to Cope. ### [XXV: Cope in Double Danger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxv-cope-in-double-danger) Studies psychology and pursues a musical play; shares domestic disputes and reconciliations with Cope; views Carolyn's poems as a strategic distraction. ### [XXVI: Cope as a Go-Between](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxvi-cope-as-a-go-between) Views Randolph with dislike and distrust; reluctantly accepts Randolph's help to obtain a job and salary. ### [XXVII: Cope Escapes a Snare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxvii-cope-escapes-a-snare) Mentioned by Hortense as the object of a 'preposterous friendship' with Cope; she predicts Cope will tire of him. ### [Cope Again in the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxix-cope-again-in-the-country) Remains behind due to rehearsals for a musical comedy; Cope worries about his neglect of academic work. ### [XXXI: Cope Gets New Light on His Chum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxxi-cope-gets-new-light-on-his-chum) Immersed in dress rehearsal for a female role; his performance is too convincing, leading to offstage scandal, physical rebuff, and expulsion from the university. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/arthur_lemoyne - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters