Short Fiction · Character

Squire Martin

A country squire whose manor has a room he does not use and a story he does not tell, and whose hospitality has a way of ending badly.

supporting

Also known as Squire, the Squire, Martin

First appearance: Martin's Close

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Squire Martin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Dennistoun's companion who comments on the cost of masses for Alberic de Mauléon.

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Squire Martin is a landowner of the old stamp, comfortable in his manor and accustomed to being master in his own house. But there is a part of the house he avoids and a matter he will not discuss, and his unease shows…

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Character Web

27 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Professional
Other

Character groups

Cursed Estates & Hauntings
Family Secrets & Hidden Rooms
Hidden Treasures & Ghostly Encounters
Supernatural Investigators & Victims

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Mr. Fanshawe
rivalry · negative
Patten
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Fanshawe
rivalry · negative
Patten
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Fanshawe
rivalry · negative

Mr. Fanshawe
Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.
Patten
Patten and Squire Martin have a professional relationship, possibly as servant and master or employee and employer.
Mr. Fanshawe
Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.
Patten
Patten and Squire Martin have a professional relationship, possibly as servant and master or employee and employer.
Mr. Fanshawe
Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Squire Martin appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
Dennistoun's companion who comments on the cost of masses for Alberic de Mauléon.
The Ash-Tree
Sir Richard Fell is referred to as the Squire; he is the central figure in the later part of the story.
Count Magnus
The innkeeper at the village near Råbäck; he provides Wraxall with local traditions about Count Magnus, including the Black Pilgrimage, but is evasive about details.
Martin's Close
George Martin, the prisoner tried for murdering Ann Clark; described as a young gentleman of a good estate, hanged for the crime.
A View from a Hill
Squire Richards, Fanshawe's host. He provides the binoculars and later reveals knowledge of Baxter's dark experiments.
A Warning to the Curious
Mentioned as the rector's companion during the initial conversation about the crowns.
An Evening’s Entertainment
Exhausted after a day's shooting, he dozes by the fire and grumbles at the children's noise.

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