# Count Emmerick — The Cream of the Jest character guide

> Count Emmerick in The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** yonder Count Emmerick, Emmerick

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-wherein-a-clerk-appraises-a-fair-country

## Who they are

A nobleman in the fictional world of Poictesme.

## Relationships

### [La Beale Ettarre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/characters/la_beale_ettarre)

_friendship_

Count Emmerick is a noble ally to La Beale Ettarre in the dream narrative.

## In the story

### [I: Palliation of the Gambit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/i-palliation-of-the-gambit)

Referenced as the fourth Count Emmerick reigning in Poictesme in the world's youth, part of the dream-stuff opening.

### [II: Introduces the Ageless Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/ii-introduces-the-ageless-woman)

Plans the marriage-feast for his sister Ettarre and Sir Guiron.

### [III: Wherein a Clerk Appraises a Fair Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/iii-wherein-a-clerk-appraises-a-fair-country)

Mentioned as ordering the majordomo to prepare elaborate dishes for the marriage-feast.

### [Of the Double-Dealer’s Traffic with a Knave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/iv-of-the-double-dealer-s-traffic-with-a-knave)

Holds a noble revel at Storisende that night.

### [XIX: Local Laws of Nephelococcygia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/xix-local-laws-of-nephelococcygia)

Mentioned as a character from Kennaston's book who is unfamiliar to Ettarre in the dreams.

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