# Vincent Macmaster — Some Do Not … character guide

> Vincent Macmaster in Some Do Not … by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Macmaster, Vincent, the Mr. Macmaster, Mr. Macmaster, the Macmaster

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Snapshot

Tietjens' ambitious, quotation-loving friend and fellow statistician, forever reaching for a world of polished panelling he was not born to.

## Who they are

Macmaster is Christopher's closest colleague and the novel's study in social climbing dressed as literary refinement — a man who quotes aptly rather than originally and whose passion for Edith Ethel Duchemin swims in a sea of renunciations and beautiful quotations. His secret affair with her, exposed to Valentine in a moment of screaming vulgarity, shatters the illusion of a chaste intellectual colony. He matters because his compromises throw Christopher's stubborn honesty into relief, and because his friendship is both real and quietly corrosive.

## Relationships

### [Edith Ethel Duchemin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/edith_ethel_duchemin)

_romantic_

Edith Ethel and Vincent are lovers, with her manipulating him to advance her social standing while he is infatuated with her.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_psychological_

Sylvia manipulates Vincent, using her charm and social power to control him and undermine Christopher.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_professional_

Valentine and Vincent are acquaintances through social circles, with Vincent viewing her as a rival for Edith Ethel's attention.

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_friendship_

Christopher and Vincent were once close friends and colleagues, but their bond has soured due to betrayal and ideological differences.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_psychological_

Sylvia manipulates Vincent, using her charm and social power to control him and undermine Christopher.

### [Edith Ethel Duchemin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/edith_ethel_duchemin)

_romantic_

Edith Ethel and Vincent are lovers, with her manipulating him to advance her social standing while he is infatuated with her.

### [Edith Ethel Duchemin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/edith_ethel_duchemin)

_romantic_

Edith Ethel and Vincent are lovers, with her manipulating him to advance her social standing while he is infatuated with her.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_psychological_

Sylvia manipulates Vincent, using her charm and social power to control him and undermine Christopher.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_professional_

Valentine and Vincent are acquaintances through social circles, with Vincent viewing her as a rival for Edith Ethel's attention.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_professional_

Valentine and Vincent are acquaintances through social circles, with Vincent viewing her as a rival for Edith Ethel's attention.

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_friendship_

Christopher and Vincent were once close friends and colleagues, but their bond has soured due to betrayal and ideological differences.

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_friendship_

Christopher and Vincent were once close friends and colleagues, but their bond has soured due to betrayal and ideological differences.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-i-i)

Tietjens' friend and roommate; a Scottish civil servant and aspiring author; nervous about his first book and his social position.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-i-iii)

Macmaster is deeply troubled by Sylvia's letter and General Campion's praise of her; he resolves to push Tietjens toward divorce and is later horrified by Tietjens' plan to confront Waterhouse.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-i-iv)

Enters Tietjens' room suddenly, causing Tietjens a severe physical shock, and tries to loosen his clothes.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-i-v)

Engages with Mrs. Wannop about her book, and later confesses his love to Mrs. Duchemin, promising to be her only man.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-i-vi)

Mentioned in Tietjens' thoughts as 'finished' and linked to a 'paulo-post pre-Raphaelite prostitute'.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Mentioned in Tietjens' speech about patronage and Mrs. Duchemin's influence.

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

Revealed to have married Mrs. Duchemin nine months ago; his financial dealings with Tietjens are mentioned.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-ii-iv)

Tietjens' friend; involved with Mrs. Duchemin; marries her in a registry office.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-ii-vi)

Newly knighted; shows solicitude and affection towards Tietjens, but is grieved by Tietjens' departure; tries to explain the knighthood and expresses concern for Valentine.

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