# Augustus Staveley — Orley Farm character guide

> Augustus Staveley in Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Augustus, Staveley, Gus, Mr. Staveley, uncle Gus, Mr. Augustus Staveley, Mr. Augustus, Master Augustus, Mrs. Augustus Staveley, Mrs. Staveley

**First appearance:** 0018-xix-the-staveley-family

## Snapshot

Judge Staveley's eldest son, a barrister about the courts, friend to Felix Graham, and a man whose wet-morning attentions to Sophia Furnival worry his mother.

## Who they are

Augustus Staveley moves easily between Noningsby, the law courts, and the drawing rooms of eligible young women, embodying the confident, well-connected professional class. His friendship with Felix Graham and his flirtation with Sophia Furnival place him at the crossroads of the novel's romantic and legal threads. His mother's watchful anxiety over his intentions shows how marriage, money, and family ambition quietly shape the Staveley household.

## Relationships

### [Felix Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/felix_graham)

_friendship_

Augustus Staveley is Felix Graham's close friend and law partner, supporting him despite their differing views on romance and duty.

### [Felix Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/felix_graham)

_friendship_

Augustus Staveley is Felix Graham's close friend and law partner, supporting him despite their differing views on romance and duty.

### [Felix Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/felix_graham)

_friendship_

Augustus Staveley is Felix Graham's close friend and law partner, supporting him despite their differing views on romance and duty.

## In the story

### [XVII: Von Bauhr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xvii-von-bauhr)

Young Staveley, friend of Felix Graham, criticizes Von Bauhr's speech as intolerable.

### [The English von Bauhr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xviii-the-english-von-bauhr)

Engages in debate with Graham, defends English customs, and humorously complains about hotel food.

### [The Staveley Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xix-the-staveley-family)

Engages in light banter about Lucius Mason and Miss Furnival; present at the dinner discussion.

### [Christmas at Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxii-christmas-at-noningsby)

Sits beside Sophia Furnival at breakfast, claims indifference but shows jealousy toward Lucius Mason's attentions to her.

### [Monkton Grange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxviii-monkton-grange)

Part of the Noningsby party, lends his second horse to Felix Graham.

### [Footsteps in the Corridor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxi-footsteps-in-the-corridor)

Mentions Peregrine's sudden departure at dinner, unaware of the proposal; talks casually about Orme.

### [The Angel of Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-angel-of-light)

Graham's friend who strongly argues that Graham does not love Mary Snow and warns him against the marriage, even suggesting other matches.

### [Why Should He Go?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxix-why-should-he-go)

Engages in a flirtatious conversation with Sophia Furnival, discussing love and courtship.

### [The Gem of the Four Families](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlvii-the-gem-of-the-four-families)

Visits Graham and discusses his departure; later speaks with his father about Graham's anxiety to leave.

### [The Angel of Light Under a Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlviii-the-angel-of-light-under-a-cloud)

Visits Felix, discusses the Orley Farm case, and mentions Sir Peregrine's intention to marry Lady Mason.

### [Showing How Things Went on at Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lii-showing-how-things-went-on-at-noningsby)

Mentioned as making a fool of himself over Miss Furnival.

### [LVIII: Miss Staveley Declines to Eat Minced Veal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lviii-miss-staveley-declines-to-eat-minced-veal)

Returns to Noningsby with the judge for the weekend.

### [Showing How Miss Furnival Treated Her Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxvi-showing-how-miss-furnival-treated-her-lovers)

Visits Sophia to propose, but she deflects him, leaving him unsure of her feelings.

### [The Two Judges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxix-the-two-judges)

Drives Felix back to Noningsby and discusses Felix's intentions toward Madeline.

### [Young Lochinvar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxiv-young-lochinvar)

Dines with Felix and later teases him about the engagement.

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