# Captain Ivie McCormack — Short Fiction character guide

> Captain Ivie McCormack in Short Fiction by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ivie, Captain McCormack, scoundrel McCormack

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Lettice Tremarten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lettice_tremarten)

_romantic_

A deeply intertwined and intense romantic connection, marked by longing and emotional entanglement.

### [Lilla McCormack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lilla_mccormack)

_family_

A protective and caring sibling bond, with Captain McCormack acting as a guardian to his sister Lilla.

### [Lilla McCormack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lilla_mccormack)

_family_

A protective and caring sibling bond, with Captain McCormack acting as a guardian to his sister Lilla.

### [Lilla McCormack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lilla_mccormack)

_family_

A protective and caring sibling bond, with Captain McCormack acting as a guardian to his sister Lilla.

### [Lettice Tremarten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lettice_tremarten)

_romantic_

A deeply intertwined and intense romantic connection, marked by longing and emotional entanglement.

### [Lettice Tremarten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lettice_tremarten)

_romantic_

A deeply intertwined and intense romantic connection, marked by longing and emotional entanglement.

## In the story

### [Among Crows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/chapters/ii-among-crows)

Discussed by the aunts and Lettice; later seen with his sister Lilla, discussing his debts and the need to marry a wealthy girl.

### [Still Among Crows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/chapters/iii-still-among-crows)

Captain Ivie is bent on marrying Lettice but is reluctant about the scheming required. He is haunted by a past affair with Maggie Forbes, a minister's daughter.

### [As a White Dove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/chapters/iv-as-a-white-dove)

Plans to elope with Lettice but discovers her escape, realizing his scheme has failed.

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