# Mr. Montresor — Lady Rose’s Daughter character guide

> Mr. Montresor in Lady Rose’s Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Montresor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A widowed father who buried his only son at Alumbagh, Montresor moves through Sir Wilfrid's circle with the quiet authority of a man who has already survived the worst.

## Who they are

Montresor belongs to the older generation of political and social insiders who gather around Sir Wilfrid Bury, and his grief over his son's death in the relief of Lucknow gives him a gravity the others lack. He is a confidant rather than a combatant in the novel's quarrels, listening while Meredith and Sir Wilfrid spar over Julie Le Breton's fate. His presence anchors the early drawing-room debates in a sober awareness that reputations, like sons, can be lost beyond recovery.

## Relationships

### [Lady Henry Delafield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/lady_henry_delafield)

_professional_

Mr. Montresor is Lady Henry's lawyer, and she relies on him for legal and financial matters, but she treats him with condescension.

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_psychological_

Julie manipulates Mr. Montresor, using his legal knowledge and loyalty to her family to further her own schemes.

### [Lady Henry Delafield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/lady_henry_delafield)

_professional_

Mr. Montresor is Lady Henry's lawyer, and she relies on him for legal and financial matters, but she treats him with condescension.

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_psychological_

Julie manipulates Mr. Montresor, using his legal knowledge and loyalty to her family to further her own schemes.

### [Lady Henry Delafield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/lady_henry_delafield)

_professional_

Mr. Montresor is Lady Henry's lawyer, and she relies on him for legal and financial matters, but she treats him with condescension.

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_psychological_

Julie manipulates Mr. Montresor, using his legal knowledge and loyalty to her family to further her own schemes.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/iv)

Discusses Julie's influence and ambitions with Sir Wilfrid, noting her desire to feel like a power.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/ix)

Attends the impromptu gathering, showing concern for Lady Henry and enjoying the social occasion.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/x)

Wrote to Julie offering accommodation, but she refused.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xvii)

Attends Julie's party, bids Warkworth farewell, and discusses Julie's situation with Sir Wilfrid.

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