# Cyril Alardyce — Night and Day character guide

> Cyril Alardyce in Night and Day by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cyril

**First appearance:** 0001-night-and-day

## Who they are

A young relative of the Hilberys, a poet who dies young.

## Relationships

### [Katharine Hilbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/katharine_hilbery)

_family_

Cyril is Katharine's cousin, and their relationship is marked by casual familial interaction and shared heritage.

### [Katharine Hilbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/katharine_hilbery)

_family_

Cyril is Katharine's cousin, and their relationship is marked by casual familial interaction and shared heritage.

### [Katharine Hilbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/katharine_hilbery)

_family_

Cyril is Katharine's cousin, and their relationship is marked by casual familial interaction and shared heritage.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/chapters/viii)

Has lived for four years with a woman not his wife, who has borne him two children and is expecting another; his behavior is discussed by Katharine and Mr. Hilbery.

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

Discussed as having a secret relationship and children; his behavior is the subject of the family's concern.

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