# Mr. Maskew — Moonfleet character guide

> Mr. Maskew in Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old fox Maskew, Mister Maskew, Yet Maskew, Milton Maskew

**First appearance:** 0004-i-in-moonfleet-village

## Who they are

The miserly magistrate who bought the ruined Mohune estate and set every smuggler and neighbor against him by hunting contraband and trespassers alike.

## In the story

### [Moonfleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/moonfleet)

The harsh magistrate who opposes the smugglers and has a contentious relationship with Elzevir.

### [II: The Floods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/ii-the-floods)

Mentioned as part of the community; not directly involved in the chapter's events.

### [III: A Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/iii-a-discovery)

Mentioned as a wealthy man John hopes to surpass.

### [In the Vault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/iv-in-the-vault)

Mentioned as the man the smugglers fear John might spy for.

### [An Assault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/vi-an-assault)

Antagonistic magistrate and father of Grace; confronts Mr. Glennie over the gravestone epitaph and strikes him with a fish.

### [An Auction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/vii-an-auction)

Bids aggressively to win the inn, carries a pistol, and shows spite toward Elzevir.

### [The Landing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/viii-the-landing)

Betrays the smugglers to the Excise; seen spying with a glass from the Manor terrace.

### [IX: A Judgement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/ix-a-judgement)

Bound and awaiting execution, pleads for his life, offers money, and shows fear; his face briefly reminds John of Grace.

### [X: The Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/x-the-escape)

Lies dead on the under-cliff with a bullet wound to the forehead, a sight that haunts John.

### [XI: The Sea-Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xi-the-sea-cave)

His death haunts John; John recalls his pale face with a bullet-mark on the brow.

### [A Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xii-a-funeral)

His funeral is described; the village despises him and only his daughter mourns.

### [An Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xiii-an-interview)

Mentioned as Grace's father; his study and spectacles are noted; his death is recounted by John.

## Links

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