# Cousin Henry — Cousin Henry character guide > Cousin Henry in Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Henry, Henry Jones, Mr. Henry Jones, Mr. Jones **First appearance:** 0002-iii-cousin-henry ## Snapshot The timid, shabby heir of Llanfeare who knows where the true will lies and lets fear of exposure poison every meal he eats in his own house. ## Who they are Cousin Henry inherits Llanfeare by default, yet takes his breakfast on a tumbled cloth, afraid to ask his own servants for better fare. Everyone around him — housekeeper, tenants, lawyers — is quietly against him, and he knows it. His weak, calculating mind circles the hidden will like a trapped animal, and his misery is the engine that drives the novel's central suspense. ## Relationships ### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Mr. Apjohn are locked in a tense adversarial relationship, as Apjohn is the lawyer determined to expose Henry's dishonesty regarding the will. ### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/isabel_brodrick) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Isabel are bitter rivals over the inheritance of the estate, with Henry's guilt and Isabel's rightful claim creating constant conflict. ### [Mrs. Griffith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mrs_griffith) _psychological_ Cousin Henry is psychologically tormented by Mrs. Griffith, the housekeeper who suspects his guilt and whose silent judgment drives him to paranoia. ### [Mr. Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_brodrick) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Mr. Brodrick are antagonists, as Mr. Brodrick leads the legal fight to strip Henry of the estate he fraudulently holds. ### [Mrs. Bridgeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mrs_bridgeman) _psychological_ Cousin Henry is obsessively suspicious of Mrs. Bridgeman, believing she is spying on him and working against him, fueling his anxiety. ### [Squire Indefer Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/squire_indefer_jones) _family_ Cousin Henry is the nephew of Squire Indefer Jones, but their relationship is strained by the Squire's clear preference for Isabel as heir. ### [Mr. Cheekey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_cheekey) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry views Mr. Cheekey as a hostile legal adversary who is actively working to uncover his secret about the will. ### [Joseph Cantor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/joseph_cantor) _psychological_ Cousin Henry is paranoid about Joseph Cantor, believing the old servant knows the truth about the hidden will and is silently judging him. ### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Mr. Apjohn are locked in a tense adversarial relationship, as Apjohn is the lawyer determined to expose Henry's dishonesty regarding the will. ### [Mr. Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_brodrick) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Mr. Brodrick are antagonists, as Mr. Brodrick leads the legal fight to strip Henry of the estate he fraudulently holds. ### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/isabel_brodrick) _rivalry_ Cousin Henry and Isabel are bitter rivals over the inheritance of the estate, with Henry's guilt and Isabel's rightful claim creating constant conflict. ### [Mrs. Griffith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mrs_griffith) _psychological_ Cousin Henry is psychologically tormented by Mrs. Griffith, the housekeeper who suspects his guilt and whose silent judgment drives him to paranoia. ## In the story ### [I: Uncle Indefer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/i-uncle-indefer) The Squire's nephew, the male heir to Llanfeare, though disliked by Isabel and others. ### [Isabel Brodrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/ii-isabel-brodrick) Cousin Henry is the male heir to Llanfeare, invited to stay for a month; Isabel writes the invitation but feels no affection for him and plans to leave after a week. ### [III: Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/iii-cousin-henry) Nervous and calculating, he tries to ingratiate himself with his uncle and proposes to Isabel to secure Llanfeare, but is rejected. ### [IV: The Squire’s Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/iv-the-squire-s-death) Remains at Llanfeare as the acknowledged heir, left alone with the Squire after Isabel's departure. ### [Preparing for the Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/v-preparing-for-the-funeral) Appears awestruck and servile, cringingly complies with Isabel's authority; isolates himself in the book-room, growing pale and wan; shows visible agitation when Isabel lists the tenants who will attend the will reading. ### [Mr. Apjohn's Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/vi-mr-apjohn-s-explanation) Sits alone, visibly trembling and sweating, unable to eat or speak during the funeral lunch, and is clearly odious to the tenants. ### [Looking for the Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/vii-looking-for-the-will) Sits alone in the book-room late at night, tormented by the hidden will. He considers destroying it or revealing it, but ultimately restores it to the book and asserts himself against the butler. ### [The Reading of the Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/viii-the-reading-of-the-will) Torn between hiding, destroying, or revealing the will; watches the search in terror; feels victimized and resentful. ### [IX: Alone at Llanfeare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/ix-alone-at-llanfeare) Alone at Llanfeare, tormented by the hidden will, oscillating between revealing it and keeping it secret, unable to leave the book-room. ### [Cousin Henry Dreams a Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/x-cousin-henry-dreams-a-dream) Struggles with paranoia and guilt over the hidden will; signs the deed for Isabel's inheritance; writes her a letter offering to let her live at Llanfeare; dreams of being caught disposing of the book; attempts to socialize with tenants. ### [Isabel at Hereford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xi-isabel-at-hereford) The new heir of Llanfeare, whose offer of money and invitation to live at Llanfeare Isabel rejects; she suspects him of wicked deeds. ### [The Carmarthen Herald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xiii-the-carmarthen-herald) Terrified and isolated, he reads the accusations in the Carmarthen Herald obsessively but cannot bring himself to reveal the hidden will or defend himself. ### [An Action for Libel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xiv-an-action-for-libel) Torn by guilt and fear, he resists Mr. Apjohn's demand to prosecute the newspaper for libel, dreading the cross-examination that would reveal his secret. ### [Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xv-cousin-henry-makes-another-attempt) Struggles with guilt and fear, decides to reveal the will to Farmer Griffith, but fails to confess directly; later retrieves and reads the will. ### [Again at Hereford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xvi-again-at-hereford) Mentioned as the man Isabel believes is guilty of hiding the will, with a 'hangdog look' that she trusts as evidence. ### [Mr. Cheekey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xvii-mr-cheekey) Paralyzed by fear and indecision, he considers revealing the hidden will but fails to act as the month passes. ### [Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xviii-cousin-henry-goes-to-carmarthen) Torn between fear of exposure and desire to keep the estate; reluctantly agrees to go to Carmarthen and gives cautious instructions to Mr. Apjohn. ### [Mr. Apjohn Sends for Assistance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xix-mr-apjohn-sends-for-assistance) The suspected heir who is believed to know the hiding place of the will and is being driven home after the examination. ### [Doubts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xx-doubts) Torn between destroying the will to secure Llanfeare and fear of the legal consequences; paranoid about Mr. Apjohn's knowledge and Mr. Cheekey's impending interrogation. ### [Mr. Apjohn's Success](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxi-mr-apjohn-s-success) Desperately tries to prevent the search, physically struggles with Mr. Apjohn, and is overcome when the will is found. ### [How Cousin Henry Was Let Off Easily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxii-how-cousin-henry-was-let-off-easily) Confesses to having seen the will in the book, signs the letter, and is left alone to meditate on his reduced circumstances. ### [XXIII: Isabel's Petition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxiii-isabel-s-petition) Cousin Henry is the 'unhappy pseudo-proprietor' who acknowledged Isabel as heiress. He is vilified in Carmarthen, with public opinion believing he hid the will. ### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xxiv-conclusion) Mentioned as the disgraced former heir, now gone from Llanfeare; servants refused to serve him. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters