# Tom Chase — Love Among the Chickens character guide

> Tom Chase in Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Chase, Tom, Chase, Mr. Tom Chase

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-mr-and-mrs-s-f-ukridge

## Snapshot

The man who mixes a better salad than anyone else and asks Garnet, with cheerful precision, whether he hunts hens for amusement or by doctor's orders.

## Who they are

Chase is the social hinge of Combe Regis, comfortable with the professor, the golf links, and the drawing-room alike. He is curious about the infamous chicken farm and treats its failures as excellent dinner-table material. His easy competence throws Garnet's floundering into sharper, funnier relief.

## Relationships

### [Phyllis Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/phyllis_derrick)

_romantic_

Phyllis and Tom are in love, with Tom actively courting her despite the obstacles posed by her father and Ukridge's interference.

### [Professor Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/professor_derrick)

_rivalry_

Professor Derrick disapproves of Tom Chase as a suitor for his daughter, viewing him as an unsuitable match.

### [Jeremy Garnet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/jeremy_garnet)

_friendship_

Jeremy Garnet and Tom Chase become friends, with Jeremy supporting Tom's courtship of Phyllis.

### [Professor Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/professor_derrick)

_rivalry_

Professor Derrick disapproves of Tom Chase as a suitor for his daughter, viewing him as an unsuitable match.

### [Phyllis Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/phyllis_derrick)

_romantic_

Phyllis and Tom are in love, with Tom actively courting her despite the obstacles posed by her father and Ukridge's interference.

### [Jeremy Garnet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/jeremy_garnet)

_friendship_

Jeremy Garnet and Tom Chase become friends, with Jeremy supporting Tom's courtship of Phyllis.

### [Professor Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/professor_derrick)

_rivalry_

Professor Derrick disapproves of Tom Chase as a suitor for his daughter, viewing him as an unsuitable match.

### [Phyllis Derrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/characters/phyllis_derrick)

_romantic_

Phyllis and Tom are in love, with Tom actively courting her despite the obstacles posed by her father and Ukridge's interference.

## In the story

### [VII: The Entente Cordiale Is Sealed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/chapters/vii-the-entente-cordiale-is-sealed)

A lieutenant in the Royal Navy; friendly and capable; calls Phyllis by her first name, sparking Garnet's jealousy.

### [IX: Dies Irae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/chapters/ix-dies-irae)

Meets Garnet in the village, acknowledges the trouble, and offers to help but says the time is not yet ripe for reconciliation.

### [XII: Some Emotions and Yellow Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/chapters/xii-some-emotions-and-yellow-lupin)

Interrupts Garnet's romantic moment by announcing tea, cheerfully asks about a Humane Society medal.

### [Tea and Tennis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/chapters/xiii-tea-and-tennis)

Dominates the chapter with his theory about Hawk's deliberate boat capsizing, his naval anecdotes, and his tennis prowess, effortlessly defeating Garnet.

### [Ukridge Gives Me Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_among_the_chickens_se/chapters/xviii-ukridge-gives-me-advice)

Revealed to be engaged to Norah Derrick, alleviating Garnet's jealousy.

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