# Mr. Bonteen — The Eustace Diamonds character guide

> Mr. Bonteen in The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Bonteen, Bonteen

**First appearance:** 0046-xlvii-matching-priory

## Who they are

A politician and associate of Mr. Palliser.

## In the story

### [Quints or Semitenths](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lv-quints-or-semitenths)

Supports the term 'quint' for the new coin.

### [What Was Said About It All at Matching](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxxx-what-was-said-about-it-all-at-matching)

Inveighs against the inadequacy of the law, insisting on the guilt of Lizzie and Lord George.

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