# Warwick Risby — The Cords of Vanity character guide

> Warwick Risby in The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Risby, Mrs. Warwick Risby

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

## Who they are

A married couple, friends of the narrator's family.

## In the story

### [He Is Urged to Desert His Galley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/xxi-he-is-urged-to-desert-his-galley)

Plays bridge with the narrator and Elena; reacts with fury to the narrator's pun.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/vii)

Warwick plays bridge with the group and reacts with fury to the narrator's comment, highlighting the social breach.

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

Marries Elena; the narrator jokingly wishes him a fatal illness.

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