# Captain Broughton — Short Fiction character guide

> Captain Broughton in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Captain John Broughton, John, John Broughton, Broughton

**First appearance:** 0017-the-journey-to-panama

## Snapshot

The second son of a Member of Parliament, sent to visit his Devonshire aunt with an eye on her acres and perhaps on Patience Woolsworthy.

## Who they are

Captain John Broughton arrives at his Aunt Penelope's Devonshire property as the polished son of Eaton Square, his family quietly hoping the inheritance will follow. Patience Woolsworthy predicts he will find Dartmoor dull, and Miss Le Smyrger cheerfully suggests he may fall in love with her instead. His fashionable ease against the plain Devonshire setting sets up the story's central friction of class, expectation, and courtship.

## Relationships

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_romantic_

Captain Broughton is a charming, flirtatious suitor to Lotta Schmidt, though his intentions may not be entirely serious.

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_romantic_

Captain Broughton is a charming, flirtatious suitor to Lotta Schmidt, though his intentions may not be entirely serious.

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_romantic_

Captain Broughton is a charming, flirtatious suitor to Lotta Schmidt, though his intentions may not be entirely serious.

## In the story

### [La Mère Bauche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/la-m-re-bauche)

Referred to as 'Le Capitaine' (Theodore Campan), a pensioned soldier with a black wooden leg. He is Madame Bauche's friend and confidant, and eventually marries Marie.

### [The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/the-parson-s-daughter-of-oxney-colne)

Wealthy London gentleman and nephew of Miss Le Smyrger, who returns to Oxney Colne to pursue Patience.

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