# Lenox Leigh — Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure character guide > Lenox Leigh in Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure by Edgar Saltus. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Leigh, Lenox, Lee, young Leigh **First appearance:** 0003-i-mr-incoul ## Snapshot A handsome, well-traveled young American with an easy tongue and easier morals, whose affair with a dancer sets a trap he never sees closing. ## Who they are Lenox Leigh moves through Parisian clubs and Biarritz seasons with the confidence of a man who recites poetry well and reads husbands poorly. He is mad about Mirette, the ballet's reigning sensation, and coolly calculates how to keep Mr. Incoul treading the margin between vigilance and blindness. His charm is real, his judgment is not, and the accusation that shatters him at the card table is the first proof that someone has been counting his sins. ## Relationships ### [Mr. Incoul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mr_incoul) _rivalry_ Lenox Leigh and Mr. Incoul are antagonists, likely competing over Miss Barhyte and possibly other matters. ### [Mirette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mirette) _romantic_ Lenox Leigh has a romantic or flirtatious relationship with Mirette, possibly a mistress or love interest. ### [Mrs. Incoul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mrs_incoul) _social_ Lenox Leigh and Mrs. Incoul are acquaintances within the same social circle, with potential underlying tension. ### [Milly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/milly) _romantic_ Lenox Leigh has a romantic or flirtatious relationship with Milly, another love interest. ### [De la Dèche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/de_la_deche) _friendship_ De la Dèche is a friend or associate of Lenox Leigh, likely sharing in his adventures. ### [Mirette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mirette) _romantic_ Lenox Leigh has a romantic or flirtatious relationship with Mirette, possibly a mistress or love interest. ### [Mr. Incoul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mr_incoul) _rivalry_ Lenox Leigh and Mr. Incoul are antagonists, likely competing over Miss Barhyte and possibly other matters. ### [Mr. Incoul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mr_incoul) _rivalry_ Lenox Leigh and Mr. Incoul are antagonists, likely competing over Miss Barhyte and possibly other matters. ### [Mrs. Incoul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/mrs_incoul) _social_ Lenox Leigh and Mrs. Incoul are acquaintances within the same social circle, with potential underlying tension. ### [Milly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/milly) _romantic_ Lenox Leigh has a romantic or flirtatious relationship with Milly, another love interest. ### [De la Dèche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/de_la_deche) _friendship_ De la Dèche is a friend or associate of Lenox Leigh, likely sharing in his adventures. ## In the story ### [Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/mr-incoul-s-misadventure) Accused of cheating at baccarat and contemplates suicide; seen with Mirette. ### [Miss Barhyte Agrees to Change Her Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/ii-miss-barhyte-agrees-to-change-her-name) Receives a note from Maida and responds with a promise to visit at nine. ### [After Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/iii-after-darkness) Described as a well-connected but financially constrained gentleman of leisure; his romance with Maida is detailed, as well as his scrupulousness about money and his views against marriage. ### [An Evening Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/iv-an-evening-call) Visits Maida and learns of her engagement to Mr. Incoul; experiences anger, sorrow, and desperation, pleading with her to run away with him. ### [V: A Yellow Envelope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/v-a-yellow-envelope) Mentioned by an American as possibly being in Baden; Maida overhears and is affected. ### [An Unexpected Guest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/viii-an-unexpected-guest) Unexpectedly arrives at the bullfight; joins the Incoul party for dinner; recites poetry and reveals he followed Maida from Paris. ### [Mr. Incoul Dines in Spain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/ix-mr-incoul-dines-in-spain) Walks with Maida on the beach, then is discovered by Mr. Incoul leaving the villa late at night. ### [X: The Point of View](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/x-the-point-of-view) Spends the day in suspense after the midnight encounter, then dines with May and meets Mirette. ### [Mr. Incoul Is Preoccupied](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xii-mr-incoul-is-preoccupied) Mentioned as having received a short, decisive note from Maida; he regrets an invitation to dinner at the Incouls'. ### [XIII: What May Be Heard in a Greenroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xiii-what-may-be-heard-in-a-greenroom) Seen waiting for Mirette in a side scene; they exchange a scarf and whisper together. ### [XIV: Karl Grows a Moustache](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xiv-karl-grows-a-moustache) Returns to Paris with Mirette, receives a final rejection note from Maida, and is publicly snubbed by Mirette at a restaurant. ### [XV: May Expostulates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xv-may-expostulates) Deals baccarat when Mr. Incoul exposes the marked cards; he realizes the accusation is a plot for revenge. ### [XVI: The Bare Bodkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xvi-the-bare-bodkin) Lenox is the central figure of the chapter, grappling with disgrace and contemplating suicide after being accused of cheating. ### [Maida's Nuptials](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xvii-maida-s-nuptials) Accused of cheating at baccarat; his past with Maida is revealed. ### [Mr. Incoul Goes Over the Accounts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/xviii-mr-incoul-goes-over-the-accounts) Reported to have committed suicide by morphine after being accused of cheating at baccarat. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters/lenox_leigh - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/characters