# Ivor — Crome Yellow character guide

> Ivor in Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** XX Ivor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A young man associated with Mary, part of the house party.

## In the story

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xv)

Arrives dramatically with a cloud of dust and a horn, then joins the conversation, describing love as an endlessly engaging occupation.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned as a potential Caligula; later jumps up eagerly to join the ladies.

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

Returns from the garden with Mary after watching the moon rise; plays the piano evocatively and sings a French song about shepherds and kisses.

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

Departs early for Roman Catholic Mass in his lemon-yellow car, punctilious in his devotions.

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

Whispers commentary on spirit sketches, complains about the heat, and decides to sleep on the eastern tower.

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

Departs Crome in his yellow sedan, leaving behind a poem in the visitors' book.

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

Mentioned via his postcard to Mary from Gobley, containing a romantic quatrain and a prosaic request for razor blades.

## Links

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