# Mr. Bellston — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Bellston in Short Fiction by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bellston, the accomplished Mr. Bellston, the late Mr. Bellston

**First appearance:** 0002-destiny-and-a-blue-cloak

## Who they are

A man whose past is a subject of gossip.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned indirectly through the name 'Château Ringdale' on a building sign, which irritates Barnet.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/xvii)

Not present in this chapter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/iii)

The nephew of the host, a traveler from London, who flirts with Christine and leads the dance with her.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the uncle of James Bellston, a traveler who Christine finds entertaining.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/vi)

Christine's deceased husband, mentioned as having married her years after Nicholas left.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/vii)

Bellston, Christine's presumed-dead husband, sends his belongings ahead and is expected to arrive.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/viii)

Christine's missing husband, whose skeleton is found in the waterfall after seventeen years.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/vii)

Referred to as Mr. Maumbry; dies from overexertion during the pestilence.

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