# Mr. Belrose — Riceyman Steps character guide

> Mr. Belrose in Riceyman Steps by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Little Mr. Belrose, Belrose

**First appearance:** 0005-part-i-vi-mrs-arb-s-case

## Who they are

A local shopkeeper and friend of the Earlforwards.

## Relationships

### [Elsie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/elsie)

_social_

Mr. Belrose is a neighbor and casual acquaintance of Elsie, exchanging pleasantries and small favors.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_social_

Henry and Mr. Belrose are distant neighbors, with Henry barely tolerating Mr. Belrose's friendly overtures.

### [Elsie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/elsie)

_social_

Mr. Belrose is a neighbor and casual acquaintance of Elsie, exchanging pleasantries and small favors.

### [Elsie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/elsie)

_social_

Mr. Belrose is a neighbor and casual acquaintance of Elsie, exchanging pleasantries and small favors.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_social_

Henry and Mr. Belrose are distant neighbors, with Henry barely tolerating Mr. Belrose's friendly overtures.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_social_

Henry and Mr. Belrose are distant neighbors, with Henry barely tolerating Mr. Belrose's friendly overtures.

## In the story

### [X: Departure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/chapters/part-iv-x-departure)

Little Mr. Belrose appears briefly, watching the commotion from across the street, a curious neighbor drawn by the unusual events.

### [Asleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/chapters/part-v-xii-asleep)

Woken by his wife, he investigates the light at T. T. Riceyman's shop, discovers Henry Earlforward dead, and later finds Elsie asleep with a young man.

### [XIII: Disappearance of T. T.’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/chapters/part-v-xiii-disappearance-of-t-t-s)

Mr. Belrose offers an epitaph on the Earlforwards, saying 'They didn't have a lot of luck,' and takes the keys of T. T.'s.

## Links

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