# Jasper Treverton — The Cloven Foot character guide

> Jasper Treverton in The Cloven Foot by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Jasper Treverton, Jasper, old Treverton

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-jasper-treverton-s-will

## Who they are

The deceased patriarch whose will sets the plot in motion.

## In the story

### [I: The Heir Presumptive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/i-the-heir-presumptive)

The dying old bachelor, who reveals his plan to leave his fortune to John on condition he marries Laura.

### [Jasper Treverton's Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/ii-jasper-treverton-s-will)

The deceased testator, whose will imposes the marriage condition on his heir.

### [A Disappointed Lover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/v-a-disappointed-lover)

Deceased; his will and eccentric stipulation for John to marry Laura are central to the chapter's conflict.

### [No Trousseau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/xi-no-trousseau)

Deceased adopted father of Laura; his will and his memory serve as the bond between Laura and John.

### [XXIII: “In the Meanwhile the Skies ’Gan Rumble Sore”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/xxiii-in-the-meanwhile-the-skies-gan-rumble-sore)

Mentioned as having increased the estate during his long life but was reluctant to spend money on it.

### [XXVI: A Disinterested Parent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/xxvi-a-disinterested-parent)

Referenced in a letter as the old friend who adopted Laura after believing Stephen Malcolm had died.

### [XXXI: Why Don’t You Trust Me?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cloven_foot_se/chapters/xxxi-why-don-t-you-trust-me)

John's cousin whose will prompted John's return and the marriage to Laura.

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