# Sir Ashley Mottisfont — Short Fiction character guide

> Sir Ashley Mottisfont in Short Fiction by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Ashley, Ashley

**First appearance:** 0132-dame-the-second

## Who they are

A knight whose marriage is shadowed by a past secret.

## In the story

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

Not present in this chapter.

### [Dame the Fourth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-fourth)

The baronet who marries Philippa, brings the foundling Dorothy into the family, and is captivated by the Countess's bond with Dorothy.

### [Dame the Eighth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-eighth)

Sir William Hervy, the third suitor and Lady Penelope's true love, who returns too late.

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