# Mr. Mortimer Gazebee — Doctor Thorne character guide

> Mr. Mortimer Gazebee in Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Gazebee, Gazebee, Mortimer Gazebee, young Gazebee

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-greshams-of-greshamsbury

## Snapshot

The de Courcys' discreet lawyer and estate agent, who manages Sir Louis's debts and marries Augusta Gresham for love or connection.

## Who they are

Mr. Mortimer Gazebee is the family solicitor who keeps the de Courcy and Gresham accounts, moving between the squire, her ladyship, and the troublesome Sir Louis with professional caution. He is managing an estate that owes Sir Louis an enormous sum, which makes him careful not to despise the baronet, though he privately judges him abject. His marriage to Augusta Gresham ties him into the family's financial anxieties, and his reports of Sir Louis's schemes keep the plot's money troubles turning.

## In the story

### [A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-barouche-and-four-arrives-at-greshamsbury)

Takes over management of the Greshamsbury estate; orchestrates the invitation to Sir Louis and Dr. Thorne to dinner.

### [Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxv-sir-louis-goes-out-to-dinner)

Present at the dinner, introduces himself to Sir Louis and the doctor, and notes Sir Louis's lack of refinement.

### [Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxvii-sir-louis-leaves-greshamsbury)

Mr. Gazebee visits Sir Louis at Dr. Thorne's house to discuss the Greshamsbury debt, firmly explaining that Sir Louis has no power to foreclose.

### [De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxviii-de-courcy-precepts-and-de-courcy-practice)

An attorney who proposes to Augusta and is rejected, but eventually marries Lady Amelia, rising into the de Courcy family.

### [XXXIX: What the World Says About Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxix-what-the-world-says-about-blood)

Gazebee is mentioned as the business agent who points out the squire's debts, adding to the family's financial strain.

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