# Mr. Goring — The Dewy Morn character guide > Mr. Goring in The Dewy Morn by Richard Jefferies. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Goring, Papa **First appearance:** 0000-volume-i-i ## Snapshot Felise's father, a country gentleman who treats his steward's fury with curiosity rather than anger, studying the man as he would a specimen. ## Who they are Mr. Goring occupies Beechknoll with the ease of a man who has fought his public battles and no longer needs to win private ones. He keeps his house open to Robert Godwin even as the steward rages about fences and fishing rights, regarding the whole performance with detached amusement. His refusal to be provoked matters because it exposes the gap between the passions that consume the men around Felise and the cool, landed world she was born into. ## Relationships ### [Felise Goring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/felise_goring) _family_ Mr. Goring is Felise's father, and their relationship is marked by paternal authority and familial duty. ### [Robert Godwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/robert_godwin) _social_ Mr. Goring and Robert Godwin are acquaintances with a strained social dynamic, influenced by Mr. Goring's disapproval of Robert's relationship with Felise. ### [Martial Barnard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/martial_barnard) _social_ Martial Barnard and Mr. Goring have a tense social relationship, with Mr. Goring likely disapproving of Martial's involvement with Felise. ### [Felise Goring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/felise_goring) _family_ Mr. Goring is Felise's father, and their relationship is marked by paternal authority and familial duty. ### [Robert Godwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/robert_godwin) _social_ Mr. Goring and Robert Godwin are acquaintances with a strained social dynamic, influenced by Mr. Goring's disapproval of Robert's relationship with Felise. ### [Felise Goring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/felise_goring) _family_ Mr. Goring is Felise's father, and their relationship is marked by paternal authority and familial duty. ### [Martial Barnard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/martial_barnard) _social_ Martial Barnard and Mr. Goring have a tense social relationship, with Mr. Goring likely disapproving of Martial's involvement with Felise. ### [Robert Godwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/robert_godwin) _social_ Mr. Goring and Robert Godwin are acquaintances with a strained social dynamic, influenced by Mr. Goring's disapproval of Robert's relationship with Felise. ### [Martial Barnard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/martial_barnard) _social_ Martial Barnard and Mr. Goring have a tense social relationship, with Mr. Goring likely disapproving of Martial's involvement with Felise. ## In the story ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-viii) Felise's uncle, seen tending bees and gardening; he taught Felise to swim and built the bathing pool. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-x) Felise's uncle, who provides a comfortable home but little money. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xiii) Mentioned in connection with a watercourse dispute that brings Barnard to the Goring house for a second meeting with Felise. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xv) Seen working in the garden with Abner Brown as Felise leaves. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xvii) Felise's uncle; employs Abner Brown, pays him above the usual wage, and is independent of the Squire's estate. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xviii) Calmly disputes Godwin's claims, amused by Godwin's accusations and later surprised by Felise's decision to visit. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xix) Mentioned as the one who contested the enclosure of the common, temporarily blocking Godwin's scheme. He is viewed as an objector without lasting stability, likely to disappear in a few years. ### [The Works of Robert Godwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xx) Mentioned as the owner of the porch from which Godwin rides away on Ruy. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xxi) Felise's uncle, who is indulgent toward her after she comes to live with him following her father's death. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xxii) Mr. Goring teaches Felise about trees, birds, and the classics, allowing her freedom to explore. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xxiii) Responds to Godwin's enclosure of the spring with calm legality, opening his own pump to the villagers and consulting a lawyer. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xxiv) Consults a solicitor about enclosing a spring and begins constructing a dipping-place for the community. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-i-xxv) Felise's guardian; his small property is eyed by the silversmith and Godwin for eventual acquisition. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-ii) Anxious about Mary Shaw's fainting fit. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-v) Initially dismissive of the appeal to the Squire, but later reflects on his own impotence and resolves to become more active in helping the poor. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-vi) His opinion is cited: he believes the wrong lies not only in the law but in the power of any one person to issue such a ukase. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-viii) An old patriarch who mutters 'I knowed yer grandfather' while sitting next to Felise in the justice-room, swinging his body to and fro. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xii) Felise says he will not subscribe to the testimonial for Sir Edward Cornleigh. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xiv) Mentioned as Felise's uncle; kept ignorant of Felise's purchase of Ruy. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xv) Felise's uncle, a gardener who shares botanical interests with Martial and cannot thwart Felise's will. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx) Defends Martial against Godwin's accusations, expresses regret over Mary Shaw's death, and blames Abner for not telling him. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxi) Presumed to have paid for the oak coffin arranged by Felise. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxii) Drives Felise to Maasbury; explains the political scene and the history of election violence; tries to provide Felise with a change of scene. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv) Attends the meeting with Felise, comments on Cornleigh's demeanor and the grotesque mockery of the Church. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvi) Receives Cornleigh's visit; skeptical of Godwin's madness. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvii) Intervenes to separate Godwin and Martial, orders Godwin to leave the house, and later accompanies Rosa to her carriage, promising to use his influence with Martial. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxix) Reproaches himself for not seeking Godwin's arrest after the assault on Felise. ### [The Dawn of Fulfillment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxx) Mentioned as being lonely among his trees; Felise and Martial have come to stay with him. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters/mr_goring - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dewy_morn_se/characters