# Black Andie — Catriona character guide

> Black Andie in Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Andie, XV Black Andie, Andie Dale, Andie Scougal, Scougal

**First appearance:** 0016-xiv-the-bass

## Snapshot

A rough, cudgel-tongued boatman of the Bass who flatters like a horse-couper and keeps his own counsel behind a face of grumbling loyalty.

## Who they are

Andie is the kind of keeper who will bait a young man one minute and shield him the next, calling David 'Saxpence' while quietly steering him toward Catriona. His matchmaking is as blunt as his seamanship, and his suspicion of smooth-tongued strangers runs deep. He matters because the Bass is a prison and a refuge at once, and Andie decides who gets which.

## Relationships

### [David Balfour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/david_balfour)

_friendship_

Loyal and helpful companion who aids David in dangerous situations.

### [David Balfour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/characters/david_balfour)

_friendship_

Loyal and helpful companion who aids David in dangerous situations.

## In the story

### [The Bass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xiv-the-bass)

The keeper of the Bass Rock; a sensible, religious man who refuses David's bribe and holds him until September 23rd.

### [XV: Black Andie’s Tale of Tod Lapraik](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xv-black-andie-s-tale-of-tod-lapraik)

Tells the tale of his father Tam Dale and the warlock Tod Lapraik; shows timidity during the quarrel but becomes more attached to David afterward.

### [The Missing Witness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xvi-the-missing-witness)

Refuses David's request to help him escape, citing his own word and livelihood; later agrees to sail westward.

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