# J. T. Maston — Round the Moon character guide > J. T. Maston in Round the Moon by Jules Verne. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Maston, the Honourable J. T. Maston, the worthy J. T. Maston **First appearance:** 0001-i-from-10-20-p-m-to-10-47-p-m ## Snapshot The Gun Club's excitable secretary, left behind on Earth, who spots the bullet in the telescope and nearly falls down it proving his point. ## Who they are Maston stays behind while his friends ride the bullet, and his vigil at the great reflector becomes the Earthbound half of the story. He argues with Belfast like a man possessed, insists he can see Ardan's face at a port-light, and leans so far over the tube that his steel hook alone saves him from a 280-foot drop. His fierce, unshakable conviction that the travellers live keeps the rescue effort alive — and gives the narrative its anxious, hopeful pulse. ## Relationships ### [J. Belfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/j_belfast) _professional_ Belfast serves as Maston's assistant or colleague in the gun club's technical operations. ### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane) _friendship_ Longtime friends and fellow members of the Gun Club, with Maston deeply loyal to Barbicane's projects. ### [Captain Nicholl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/captain_nicholl) _professional_ Colleagues in the Gun Club who interact primarily through shared technical and organizational duties. ### [Michel Ardan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/michel_ardan) _friendship_ Maston admires Ardan's daring spirit and they share a friendly, enthusiastic connection over the lunar expedition. ### [Lieutenant Bronsfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/lieutenant_bronsfield) _professional_ Maston and Bronsfield interact as members of the Gun Club or expedition support team. ### [Major Elphinstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/major_elphinstone) _professional_ Maston and Elphinstone are colleagues in the Gun Club, sharing a mutual interest in artillery and space projects. ### [Murchison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/murchison) _professional_ Maston and Murchison work together as part of the technical or support staff for the expedition. ### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane) _friendship_ Longtime friends and fellow members of the Gun Club, with Maston deeply loyal to Barbicane's projects. ### [Michel Ardan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/michel_ardan) _friendship_ Maston admires Ardan's daring spirit and they share a friendly, enthusiastic connection over the lunar expedition. ### [Lieutenant Bronsfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/lieutenant_bronsfield) _professional_ Maston and Bronsfield interact as members of the Gun Club or expedition support team. ### [Captain Nicholl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/captain_nicholl) _professional_ Colleagues in the Gun Club who interact primarily through shared technical and organizational duties. ### [J. Belfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/j_belfast) _professional_ Belfast serves as Maston's assistant or colleague in the gun club's technical operations. ## In the story ### [Preliminary Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/preliminary-chapter) Secretary of the Gun Club; observed from Long's Peak and sent an erroneous telegram about the projectile's fate. ### [III: Taking Possession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/iii-taking-possession) Mentioned as the one who might think the travelers were roasted by the heat of launch. ### [A Moment of Intoxication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/vii-a-moment-of-intoxication) Mentioned as a worthy comrade who might come to the moon in a future projectile; imagined to be at Long's Peak observing the bullet. ### [A Struggle with the Impossible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xix-a-struggle-with-the-impossible) Mentioned as the secretary of the Gun Club, imagined observing the projectile from the Rocky Mountains. ### [XX: The Soundings of the Susquehanna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xx-the-soundings-of-the-susquehanna) Mentioned as a future candidate to join the travellers on the moon. ### [J. T. Maston Called In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxi-j-t-maston-called-in) Observes from Long's Peak, argues with Belfast about the projectile's visibility, and upon learning of its fall, rushes to San Francisco to organize recovery. ### [Picked Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxii-picked-up) Drives the search effort with relentless optimism, insists the travelers are alive, and spots the floating projectile. ### [The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxiii-the-end) Secretary of the Gun Club; rides in the special locomotive saloon during the tour; appointed Secretary of the new company. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters