# Mr. Rash — Doctor Syn character guide

> Mr. Rash in Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Whereat Mr. Rash, Rash, the sandy-haired Mr. Rash, Presently Rash, But Rash, Mister Rash

**First appearance:** 0010-xi-the-courthouse-inquiry

## Who they are

A Rye lawyer drawn into the courthouse inquiry, navigating the tangled loyalties and secrets that the Marsh's respectable folk would rather keep buried.

## In the story

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

The sallow, lantern-jawed schoolmaster with a leaning toward music, who plays the fiddle during hymns.

### [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)

The schoolmaster, who is afraid of Jerry Jerk and is a rival for Imogene's affection, arrives at the inn after being summoned by Mipps.

### [Dogging the Schoolmaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/viii-dogging-the-schoolmaster)

The schoolmaster; rides with the ghostly horsemen and later visits Mipps's shop and the vicarage.

### [IX: The End of Sennacherib Pepper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/ix-the-end-of-sennacherib-pepper)

The schoolmaster, acting as a deceptive and murderous figure, lures Sennacherib Pepper to his death on the marsh.

### [X: Doctor Syn Gives Some Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/x-doctor-syn-gives-some-advice)

Accused by Jerry of the murder; wrote the wanted notice.

### [XI: The Courthouse Inquiry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xi-the-courthouse-inquiry)

The schoolmaster and suspected murderer, he is publicly humiliated and forced into the courthouse for the inquiry.

### [The End of the Inquiry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xiii-the-end-of-the-inquiry)

Attempts to befriend Jerk after the inquiry, but is rebuffed.

### [XIV: At the Vicarage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xiv-at-the-vicarage)

Enters the dining room after the meal, ostensibly for parochial matters.

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

The schoolmaster who pressures Imogene to marry him, threatens to turn King's evidence against her friends, and intercepts her to demand a letter.

### [XVII: The Doctor Sings a Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xvii-the-doctor-sings-a-song)

Attacked by Doctor Syn, left senseless and bleeding on the floor.

### [Behind the Shutters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xviii-behind-the-shutters)

Lies unconscious and injured after being attacked by the mulatto, attended to by Syn.

### [A Certain Tree Bears Fruit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxi-a-certain-tree-bears-fruit)

Found dead, hanging from Jerry's gallows.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/mr_rash
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