# Blessington — The Cheyne Mystery character guide

> Blessington in The Cheyne Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Stewart Blessington, Mr. Blessington

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-burglary

## Snapshot

A smiling conspirator whose wolfish courtesy masks a talent for elaborate, watertight lies told to drug, lure, and disarm his quarry.

## Who they are

Blessington moves through the affair as the polished front man of a gang that has rehearsed every falsehood, from literary flattery to a fabricated inheritance, each designed to separate Cheyne from a letter he barely understands. His smug features and mirthless smile disturb Cheyne more than open menace would, hinting at a cruelty kept carefully under wraps. He matters because his inventions set the trap the early plot keeps tightening around, and because his composure makes the conspiracy feel chillingly professional.

## Relationships

### [Maxwell Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/maxwell_cheyne)

_professional_

Blessington is likely a servant or employee of Maxwell Cheyne, given the professional dynamic.

### [Maxwell Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/maxwell_cheyne)

_professional_

Blessington is likely a servant or employee of Maxwell Cheyne, given the professional dynamic.

### [Maxwell Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/maxwell_cheyne)

_professional_

Blessington is likely a servant or employee of Maxwell Cheyne, given the professional dynamic.

## In the story

### [VI: The House in Hopefield Avenue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/vi-the-house-in-hopefield-avenue)

Previously known as Parkes; he drugged Cheyne in Plymouth and is part of the conspiracy.

### [X: The New Firm Gets Busy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/x-the-new-firm-gets-busy)

Owner of the house and the desk and escritoire that Cheyne searches; implied to be a blackmailer.

### [XII: In the Enemy's Lair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/xii-in-the-enemy-s-lair)

Confesses to drugging Cheyne in Plymouth and demonstrates his careful methods; greets Cheyne at Earlswood.

### [XV: The Torn Hotel Bill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/xv-the-torn-hotel-bill)

His house is searched; identified as the driver of the yellow car that took Joan Merrill.

### [XVII: On the Flood Tide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-on-the-flood-tide)

Identified by a boatman as having been rowed out to the L'Escaut.

### [XX: The Goal of the L'Escaut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/chapters/xx-the-goal-of-the-l-escaut)

Revealed to have fallen in love with Joan Merrill during the voyage; his presence causes her dread.

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