# Denis Cobtree — Doctor Syn character guide

> Denis Cobtree in Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Denis, Mr. Denis, young Denis, Mr. Denis Cobtree, Mister Cobtree, Mister Denis, Cobtree

**First appearance:** 0000-i-dymchurch-under-the-wall

## Who they are

The squire's book-hating son, who scandalizes his father by vowing to marry a pirate's daughter and means every word.

## In the story

### [III: The Coming of the King's Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iii-the-coming-of-the-king-s-men)

Flirts with Imogene, shows his dislike for books and his rivalry with Mr. Rash, and is surprised by the arrival of the King's men.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iv-the-captain)

Proudly identifies himself as the squire's son; defends his father's Whig stance but reveals his own Jacobite leanings; stands up to the captain.

### [VII: Clegg the Buccaneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/vii-clegg-the-buccaneer)

Retires to his room reluctantly to study.

### [XII: The Captain Objects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xii-the-captain-objects)

Present among the leading lights of Dymchurch seated on the fixed oak benches.

### [The Schoolmaster's Suit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xvi-the-schoolmaster-s-suit)

Referred to by Mr. Rash as Imogene's lover and the young man who will be sent to Oxford, implying a romantic connection.

### [Doctor Syn Has a "Call"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxx-doctor-syn-has-a-call)

Mentioned as the squire's son who wishes to marry Imogene, causing conflict with his father.

### [Adventures in Watchbell Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxiii-adventures-in-watchbell-street)

The squire's son held by the Rye press gang, the target of the rescue mission.

### [Scylla or Charybdis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxv-scylla-or-charybdis)

Freed from the press gang by Captain Tuffton's signed orders; escapes with Imogene to Dymchurch.

### [XXXVIII: Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxviii-dymchurch-under-the-wall)

Marries Imogene, the daughter of the Incan princess, with Sir Antony's blessing.

## Links

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