# Mr. Round — Orley Farm character guide

> Mr. Round in Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Round junior, The Mr. Round, Mr. Matthew, Mr. Round senior, Mr. Matthew Round, the Mr. Round, Round, Mat, this Mat, old Round, old Mr. Round, Old Mr. Round

**First appearance:** 0015-xvi-mr-dockwrath-in-bedford-row

## Snapshot

The sharp young solicitor of Bedford Row who inherits the Mason family's old grievance and must decide how far to push it.

## Who they are

Mr. Matthew Round is the working brain of a firm that has carried the Groby Park side of the Orley Farm dispute for twenty years, while his father grows peaches at Isleworth and Mr. Crook handles the dirtier business. Cool, ceremonious, and unimpressed by Dockwrath's eagerness, he weighs the codicil's chances with professional caution rather than passion. His negotiations with Dockwrath and the Mason heirs set the legal machinery of the novel in motion — and his judgment about what is provable will shape everything that follows.

## In the story

### [Mr. Dockwrath in Bedford Row](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xvi-mr-dockwrath-in-bedford-row)

The London attorney for Joseph Mason of Groby; he listens to Dockwrath's information but refuses to treat him as a colleague or pay him as an attorney.

### [Mr. Furnival Again at His Chambers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxv-mr-furnival-again-at-his-chambers)

Matthew Round, the attorney, meets with Furnival and discloses the plan to potentially indict Lady Mason for forgery.

### [How Sir Peregrine Did Business with Mr. Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lvi-how-sir-peregrine-did-business-with-mr-round)

The attorney; Sir Peregrine consults him about returning the property, but he refuses to act without authorization; privately concludes Lady Mason is guilty.

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