# Everard Webley — Point Counter Point character guide

> Everard Webley in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Webley, Everard, Mr. Everard Webley

**First appearance:** 0005-vi

## Snapshot

A magnetic fascist orator whose disciplined public power and private pursuit of Lucy make him the most dangerous kind of rival in the novel's London.

## Who they are

Webley commands the Brotherhood of British Freemen, a paramilitary movement whose leader is described by Rampion's circle as a man who preaches that 'man is a fighting animal' while the world grows tamer. He is drawn to Lucy Tantamount with a proprietary intensity that puts him at odds with Walter Bidlake, and his blend of physical charisma and ideological certainty makes him both attractive and alarming. His presence forces the novel's bohemians to confront a political will they can mock but not easily dismiss.

## Relationships

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_romantic_

Elinor is drawn to Everard's forceful, charismatic masculinity, creating a tense romantic attraction that threatens her marriage.

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_romantic_

Elinor is drawn to Everard's forceful, charismatic masculinity, creating a tense romantic attraction that threatens her marriage.

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_romantic_

Elinor is drawn to Everard's forceful, charismatic masculinity, creating a tense romantic attraction that threatens her marriage.

## In the story

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/iv)

Briefly appears, described as busy and touchy, with Lady Edward mocking his political vanity.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxi)

Referenced by Elinor as the object of her admiration, described as passionate and violent.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxiii)

Writes a letter to Elinor from Sheffield, expressing his obsessive love and frustration; rebukes Hugo Brockle for being late, using anger as a calculated tool.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxviii)

Attempts to kiss Elinor but is rejected; expresses hurt and anger at her revulsion.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxix)

Drives Elinor to the country, displays his love of power and beauty, and is analyzed by Philip as a stage manager.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxii)

Drives through London, filled with confidence and happiness, convinced Elinor will accept him; arrives at her door to find no answer.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Murdered by Spandrell and Illidge; his body is trussed, carried, and later trampled by Spandrell.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxv)

Mentioned as having been murdered; his body discovered in his motor car.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Murdered; his funeral draws a massive procession; his death is exploited politically.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Mentioned as the victim of murder; Spandrell confesses to killing him.

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