Mr. Scogan

Denis

Denis is intellectually dominated and often manipulated by Mr. Scogan's cynical, philosophical provocations.

Anne

Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome.

Gombauld

Gombauld and Mr. Scogan exchange sharp, intellectual opinions as fellow guests.

Henry Wimbush

Henry Wimbush and Mr. Scogan share a long-standing intellectual companionship and mutual respect.

Priscilla Wimbush

Mr. Scogan tolerates Priscilla's occult enthusiasms with amused detachment.

Denis

Denis is intellectually dominated and often manipulated by Mr. Scogan's cynical, philosophical provocations.

Denis

Denis is intellectually dominated and often manipulated by Mr. Scogan's cynical, philosophical provocations.

Anne

Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome.

Gombauld

Gombauld and Mr. Scogan exchange sharp, intellectual opinions as fellow guests.

Anne

Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome.

Henry Wimbush

Henry Wimbush and Mr. Scogan share a long-standing intellectual companionship and mutual respect.

Gombauld

Gombauld and Mr. Scogan exchange sharp, intellectual opinions as fellow guests.

III

Cynically mocks Denis's novel, accurately summarizing its plot; described as bird-lizard-like with dry, abrupt movements.

III

Earnest and out of breath; defends artists' mentality and blushes when called a 'femme supérieure'.

IV

Referenced by Denis and Jenny; Denis accuses Anne of treating him like Scogan would, and Jenny mentions Scogan called Mary a 'femme supérieure'.

V

Delivers a discourse on dissociating love from propagation via technology, predicting state incubators and the end of the family system.

V

Shocked by the sow's fourteen piglets, attempts to argue birth control but is silenced by Mr. Scogan's speech.

VII

Expresses fear of sexual repression and dreams of falling down wells; debates the merits of Gombauld and Denis as potential partners.

VII

Mentioned as one of the three unattached intelligent men in the house, but dismissed by Mary as too much of a genuine antique.

VIII

Sits beside Denis, having decided he is safer than Gombauld, and asks about his poetry with bright gravity.

VIII

Delivers a satirical scheme for turning clergy's clothes back to front and discusses military uniforms.

X

Breaks from dancing with Mr. Scogan to interrogate Denis about his reading and his favorite contemporary poet.

XI

Delivers a monologue on eccentricity and aristocracy, praising Sir Ferdinando's privy theories and warning of a post-revolution world without refuges for oddity.

XII

Puzzled and distressed by Denis's flippancy, she seeks intellectual engagement with Gombauld but is rebuffed.

XIII

Remarks that his own family history would not exist after the second generation.

XIV

Holds forth on the library's dummy books, praising Knockespotch and criticizing realistic fiction.

XIV

Disagrees with Scogan's dismissal of serious reading.

XV

Engages in a debate about historical attitudes toward sex, advocating for a return to jovial frankness over scientific seriousness.

XV

Passionately argues that sex is a serious matter, disagreeing with Mr. Scogan's lighthearted view.

XV

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

XVI

Leads the conversation, speculating on the Caesarean potential of each person at the table and reflecting on the nature of sympathy and suffering.

XVI

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

Chapter 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.

Chapter XVII

Returns from the garden with Ivor, excitedly discussing the moon, meteorites, and their wide-ranging conversation; later visits Anne's room, relieved that Anne's absence was innocent.

XVIII

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

XVIII

Accompanies Ivor to the Roman Catholic service, curious about the experience.

XIX

Insists Henry must read something and listens to the history.

XIX

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

XIX

Decides to sleep on the western tower but finds the leads hard and sleep elusive.

XX

Engages in a literary debate with Denis, mocking his romanticism and urging him to get to the point.

XX

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

XXII

Lies in wait for Denis in the hall and delivers a monologue on sanity, madness, and the Rational State, arguing that men of reason must harness the forces of insanity.

XXII

Playing bowls with Henry Wimbush on the terrace.

XXIII

Accompanies Denis; critiques the portrait and delivers a monologue on art and nature.

XXIV

Found pensively by the swimming pool, distressed by Ivor's postcard from Gobley which combines a romantic poem with a mundane request for razor blades.

XXIV

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

XXV

Delivers a philosophical monologue on the nature of holidays, arguing they are inherently disappointing due to human limitations.

XXV

Agrees to look after children's sports and defends the seriousness of psychical research against Gombauld's levity.

XXVII

Disguised as Sesostris, the Sorceress of Ecbatana, he delivers terrifying and suggestive prophecies to villagers.

XXVII

Directs children's sports with immense energy; discusses birth control with a villager.

XXVIII

Trots around the dance floor with a village beauty.

XXVIII

Dances with a young farmer of heroic proportions, talking seriously to him.

XXIX

Sleeping on the tower roof as a ritual of fidelity to Ivor; she wakes to find Denis in crisis, comforts him, and confesses her own heartbreak over Ivor's inconstancy.

XXIX

Encountering Denis in the hall, he offers philosophical consolation about life's pointlessness, but Denis is unreceptive; later he goes to bed.

XXX

Interrupts Denis and Anne on the terrace to resume his monologue about the cosmos, then later teases Denis about his worries.

XXX

Acts as the enforcer of Denis's plan, reminding him to send the telegram and urging him to catch the train, displaying her practical and earnest nature.