# Sir Ralph Sapson — Kate Plus 10 character guide

> Sir Ralph Sapson in Kate Plus 10 by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ralph Sapson, Sir Ralph, Ralph, Sapson

**First appearance:** 0000-i-eighty-three-pearls-on-a-string

## Snapshot

A self-satisfied baronet and man of business who fancies himself a student of human nature, Sir Ralph Sapson is engaged to Lady Moya and hopelessly out of his depth.

## Who they are

Sir Ralph prides himself on summing up any man before he opens his mouth, yet he cannot see that the charming woman whose car broke down outside his house was working him from the first. He comes to Michael with two confidences: a business arrangement and the suspicion that his fiancee is carrying on with another man. His vanity and his money make him both a useful pawn and a liability in the case.

## In the story

### [VII: The Princess Bacheffski—Beautifully Dressed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/vii-the-princess-bacheffski-beautifully-dressed)

A wealthy guest at the dinner; patronizing toward Michael; later encounters the Princess Bacheffski and offers her hospitality.

### [An Artist Makes an Exhibition of Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/viii-an-artist-makes-an-exhibition-of-himself)

Discusses the gold train's timetable and security with the Princess Bacheffski in his car.

### [X: Sir Ralph Lost a Princess and Found a Policeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/x-sir-ralph-lost-a-princess-and-found-a-policeman)

Visits Michael to report the Princess Bacheffski's disappearance and his concerns about Moya's behavior with Alphonso Blaxton.

### [XII: A Motor Car Was Met by a Special Train](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xii-a-motor-car-was-met-by-a-special-train)

Sulks after Moya's rejection; admits that the settlement was a big consideration in his desire to marry her.

### [XIV: The Remarkable Train That Did Strange Tricks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xiv-the-remarkable-train-that-did-strange-tricks)

Consults Michael about the gold shipment and provides a railway map.

### [XV: As Sir Ralph Said, “Business Is Business”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xv-as-sir-ralph-said-business-is-business)

Confronts Lord Flanborough about the gold loss, demanding he bear half the responsibility; later accepts Flanborough's offer to assume full responsibility for £200,000.

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