# Mr. Jephro Rucastle — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Mr. Jephro Rucastle in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Rucastle, Rucastle, Jephro

**First appearance:** 0014-the-adventure-of-the-copper-beeches

## Who they are

A country gentleman who hires a governess under strange conditions.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Copper Beeches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-copper-beeches)

Described as a prodigiously stout, smiling man with a heavy chin. His overly genial and enthusiastic manner during Miss Hunter's interview masks sinister intentions, as he makes bizarre and controlling demands for the governess role.

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