Short Fiction · Character
Captain Ivie McCormack
A charming captain whose convenient afternoon drive with Lettice Tremarten becomes the pivot of a scandal, his servant delivering the news and then fleeing before questions can be asked.
supporting
Also known as Ivie, Captain McCormack, scoundrel McCormack
First appearance: i
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Discussed by the aunts and Lettice; later seen with his sister Lilla, discussing his debts and the need to marry a wealthy girl.
Captain McCormack spirits Lettice away to Ingleside, and it is his man Ellis who coolly informs the Tremarten household of the outing before escaping back to his master. His sister Lilla, described as fast and strong-minded, is suspected by Aunt Rosamond of orchestrating the whole 'freak.' McCormack never appears to explain himself, and the ease with which he vanishes — leaving others to manage the fallout — marks him as the story's most suspect figure.
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- Romantic
- Family
- Other
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- Central mystery circle
- Protagonist
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- Lettice Tremarten
romantic · ambivalent
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- Lilla McCormack
family · positive
- Lilla McCormack
family · positive
- Lilla McCormack
family · positive
- Lettice Tremarten
romantic · ambivalent
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- Lettice Tremarten
romantic · ambivalent
A deeply intertwined and intense romantic connection, marked by longing and emotional… How this plays out →
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