# Squire Toby — Short Fiction character guide

> Squire Toby in Short Fiction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Toby, Squire, Squire Toby, old Squire Toby, the Squire

**First appearance:** 0054-squire-toby-s-will

## Who they are

A squire whose will causes a haunting.

## Relationships

### [Old Cooper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/old_cooper)

_professional_

Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his affairs with deference.

### [Handsome Charlie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/handsome_charlie)

_rivalry_

Handsome Charlie and Squire Toby are rivals, competing for status, land, or a woman's affection.

### [Scroope Marston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/scroope_marston)

_family_

Scroope Marston and Squire Toby are likely brothers or close relatives, sharing a contentious family bond.

### [Old Cooper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/old_cooper)

_professional_

Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his affairs with deference.

### [Handsome Charlie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/handsome_charlie)

_rivalry_

Handsome Charlie and Squire Toby are rivals, competing for status, land, or a woman's affection.

### [Scroope Marston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/scroope_marston)

_family_

Scroope Marston and Squire Toby are likely brothers or close relatives, sharing a contentious family bond.

### [Handsome Charlie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/handsome_charlie)

_rivalry_

Handsome Charlie and Squire Toby are rivals, competing for status, land, or a woman's affection.

### [Old Cooper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/old_cooper)

_professional_

Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his affairs with deference.

## In the story

### [Squire Toby's Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/squire-toby-s-will)

The deceased patriarch whose will sparks the feud between his sons; appears as a ghost in Charles's dreams.

### [Dickon the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/dickon-the-devil)

The deceased former owner of Barwyke Hall, whose ghost is said to have abducted the boy Dickon, leaving him an idiot.

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