Man and Wife · Character
Lord Holchester
Geoffrey and Julius's father, a peer.
minor
Also known as the new Lord Holchester
First appearance: fifteenth scene holchester house
Lord Holchester shows up with force in Chapter VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Lord Holchester first appears in 0074 fifteenth scene holchester house.
In Chapter VII: Mr. Delamayn is elevated to the peerage as Baron Holchester of Holchester.
Later, in IX: Formerly Mr. Delamayn, the solicitor who discovered the flaw in the Irish marriage; now a peer and one of the few survivors of the Hampstead tragedy.
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- Central marriage plot characters
- Background servants and family
- Protagonist
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