# Alfred Van Orden — The Cords of Vanity character guide

> Alfred Van Orden in The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alfred

**First appearance:** 0010-i-he-sits-out-a-dance

## Who they are

Amelia's brother, a young man.

## In the story

### [He Duels with a Stupid Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/viii-he-duels-with-a-stupid-woman)

Mentioned as Amelia's father, a wealthy man who furnished bail for Lethbury.

### [He Spends an Afternoon in Arden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/xviii-he-spends-an-afternoon-in-arden)

Mentioned as the 'customary Orlando'—the man the girl eventually chose over the narrator.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/iv)

Alfred confronts Rosalind with accusations about the narrator's behavior, leading to their breakup.

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