# Casemate — Perishable Goods character guide

> Casemate in Perishable Goods by Dornford Yates.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-perishable-goods

## Snapshot

An unseen invalid nursed by a Salzburg surgeon after a riding accident in Carinthia, kept company by thirty novels while the hunt for Adèle Pleydell gathers pace.

## Who they are

Casemate exists at the edge of the story as a broken body in a Salzburg sickroom, the casualty of a country that has already proven hostile to the Pleydell circle. The thirty novels sent to ease his convalescence measure both the family's wealth and its instinct to press on with ordinary kindnesses while extraordinary danger closes in. His accident is one more warning that Carinthia is not merely beautiful but bad for one's health, and it sets the tone of unease that shadows the rescue party from the start.

## Relationships

### [Rose Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/rose_noble)

_professional_

Casemate is Rose's employer and mentor at the intelligence office, guiding her through dangerous assignments while maintaining a formal distance.

### [Jonathan Mansel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/jonathan_mansel)

_professional_

Casemate is Jonathan's superior in the intelligence service, issuing orders and relying on his field expertise despite occasional friction over methods.

### [Jonathan Mansel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/jonathan_mansel)

_professional_

Casemate is Jonathan's superior in the intelligence service, issuing orders and relying on his field expertise despite occasional friction over methods.

### [Rose Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/rose_noble)

_professional_

Casemate is Rose's employer and mentor at the intelligence office, guiding her through dangerous assignments while maintaining a formal distance.

### [Rose Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/rose_noble)

_professional_

Casemate is Rose's employer and mentor at the intelligence office, guiding her through dangerous assignments while maintaining a formal distance.

## In the story

### [IV: The Castle of Gath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/iv-the-castle-of-gath)

The man they follow; identified as a spy or enemy agent, he is cautious and avoids the crowd.

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