Captain Grimes

Paul Pennyfeather

Grimes is a boisterous, amoral companion who repeatedly drags Paul into chaotic schemes with a mix of camaraderie and exploitation.

Philbrick

Grimes and Philbrick interact as fellow staff at Llanabba, sharing a mutual disdain and engaging in petty deceptions.

Margot Beste-Chetwynde

Grimes is a peripheral acquaintance of Margot, mostly through his connection to Paul and her social circle.

Mr. Prendergast

Grimes and Prendergast are colleagues at Llanabba, with Grimes mocking Prendergast's nervous piety and incompetence.

Dr. Fagan

Grimes works as a master under Dr. Fagan, who tolerates his drunkenness and lies out of convenience.

Mr. Prendergast

Grimes and Prendergast are colleagues at Llanabba, with Grimes mocking Prendergast's nervous piety and incompetence.

Margot Beste-Chetwynde

Grimes is a peripheral acquaintance of Margot, mostly through his connection to Paul and her social circle.

Paul Pennyfeather

Grimes is a boisterous, amoral companion who repeatedly drags Paul into chaotic schemes with a mix of camaraderie and exploitation.

Paul Pennyfeather

Grimes is a boisterous, amoral companion who repeatedly drags Paul into chaotic schemes with a mix of camaraderie and exploitation.

Philbrick

Grimes and Philbrick interact as fellow staff at Llanabba, sharing a mutual disdain and engaging in petty deceptions.

Margot Beste-Chetwynde

Grimes is a peripheral acquaintance of Margot, mostly through his connection to Paul and her social circle.

Philbrick

Grimes and Philbrick interact as fellow staff at Llanabba, sharing a mutual disdain and engaging in petty deceptions.

I: Vocation

Mentioned by Dr. Fagan as a staff member he may need to dismiss due to lack of 'tone'.

II: Llanabba Castle

A short man with an artificial leg, he demonstrates a lack of discipline and a confrontational attitude toward the boys.

III: Captain Grimes

Reveals his engagement to Flossie Fagan and recounts his history of getting into trouble and being saved by the public-school system.

Discipline

Shows up late to prayers, smells of drink, and gives Paul a walking stick for discipline.

Conduct

Encourages Paul to accept the money, sends a wire to Potts to expedite the payment, and proposes a binge at the Metropole.

VII: Philbrick

Returns from shopping and fabricates the sports day results to be sent to the printers.

VIII: The Sports

Wears a stiff evening collar and acts as referee for the race, declaring Clutterbuck the winner.

IX: The Sports—Continued

Circulates among the guests, commenting on the afternoon's poor atmosphere and making flippant remarks about Mr. Prendergast and the racial tensions.

X: Post Mortem

Tries to cheer Paul up and teases him about being in love with Margot.

XI: Philbrick—Continued

Grimes recounts Philbrick's story about being a novelist haunted by his sister Gracie's ghost, and expresses skepticism about Philbrick's various identities.

XII: The Agony of Captain Grimes

Reveals he is already married; announces engagement to Flossie; despondent about the marriage; attends the dinner at the Hotel Metropole.

XIII: The Passing of a Public School Man

Marries Flossie, then becomes increasingly depressed under Dr. Fagan's treatment; disappears and is presumed dead.

II: Interlude in Belgravia

Paul tells Potts about Grimes's death.

Resurrection

Returns disguised with a red beard, having faked his death, and secures a job through Margot's syndicate.

IV: Nor Iron Bars a Cage

Also imprisoned at Egdon Heath; reveals he was arrested for bigamy after Flossie Fagan turned up; discusses his future after prison.

V: The Passing of a Public School Man

Grimes expresses his inability to endure prison life, escapes during a fog by stealing a horse, and is presumed dead after his hat is found on Egdon Mire.