# Dick Townsend — The Cords of Vanity character guide

> Dick Townsend in The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Townsend

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

## Who they are

Robert Townsend's brother, a young man.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Dick is a jovial companion and fellow socialite who shares adventures with the narrator.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Dick is a jovial companion and fellow socialite who shares adventures with the narrator.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Dick is a jovial companion and fellow socialite who shares adventures with the narrator.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/iii)

The narrator's cousin; Byam is his son with his housekeeper.

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