# Arthur Jellicoe — The Eye of Osiris character guide > Arthur Jellicoe in The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Jellicoe, Jellicoe, Arthur Jellicoe **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-vanishing-man ## Snapshot A guarded solicitor who barricades himself behind bolts and sherry, he knows more about the Bellingham family's tangled affairs than he will willingly say. ## Who they are Jellicoe is the confidential agent and lawyer for the Bellingham family, a man so cautious he negotiates his own surrender through a window before admitting visitors. He receives Thorndyke and Inspector Badger with stiff courtesy, offering sherry and cigarettes while coolly announcing he has expected this visit since spotting the detective at the Inner Temple gate. His composure and his evident foreknowledge make him a pivotal, unsettling presence in the early investigation, a man whose silences are as telling as his words. ## Relationships ### [John Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/john_thorndyke) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe is a client of the detective John Thorndyke, seeking his help in a complex case. ### [Inspector Badger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/inspector_badger) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe interacts with Inspector Badger as part of the official police investigation into the case. ### [Ruth Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/ruth_bellingham) _family_ Arthur Jellicoe is Ruth Bellingham's uncle, and he is deeply concerned for her welfare and inheritance. ### [George Hurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/george_hurst) _rivalry_ Arthur Jellicoe and George Hurst are at odds over family matters and the disappearance of the Bellingham fortune. ### [Miss Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/miss_bellingham) _family_ Arthur Jellicoe and Miss Bellingham are siblings, united in their concern for their niece Ruth. ### [John Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/john_thorndyke) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe is a client of the detective John Thorndyke, seeking his help in a complex case. ### [John Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/john_thorndyke) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe is a client of the detective John Thorndyke, seeking his help in a complex case. ### [Ruth Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/ruth_bellingham) _family_ Arthur Jellicoe is Ruth Bellingham's uncle, and he is deeply concerned for her welfare and inheritance. ### [Inspector Badger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/inspector_badger) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe interacts with Inspector Badger as part of the official police investigation into the case. ### [George Hurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/george_hurst) _rivalry_ Arthur Jellicoe and George Hurst are at odds over family matters and the disappearance of the Bellingham fortune. ### [Ruth Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/ruth_bellingham) _family_ Arthur Jellicoe is Ruth Bellingham's uncle, and he is deeply concerned for her welfare and inheritance. ### [Inspector Badger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/inspector_badger) _professional_ Arthur Jellicoe interacts with Inspector Badger as part of the official police investigation into the case. ## In the story ### [The Vanishing Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/i-the-vanishing-man) Solicitor and confidential agent of John Bellingham; discovers the scarab near the library. ### [Legal Complications and a Jackal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/iv-legal-complications-and-a-jackal) The cautious solicitor involved in the estate and will administration. ### [VI: Sidelights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/vi-sidelights) Mentioned as the solicitor and Egyptologist who inherits part of John Bellingham's collection and is described as discreet and cautious. ### [The Sphynx of Lincoln’s Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/ix-the-sphynx-of-lincoln-s-inn) Engages in a legal debate with Paul about the significance of the human remains and the presumption of death. ### [XV: Circumstantial Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xv-circumstantial-evidence) Seen copying epitaphs in the churchyard near the Bellingham family tombstones. ### [XVI: O Artemidorus, Farewell!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xvi-o-artemidorus-farewell) Discusses the bitumen coating on John Bellingham's mummy with Paul and Ruth, then departs. ### [XVII: The Accusing Finger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xvii-the-accusing-finger) Jellicoe is seen passing Paul and his friends in the Lane, noted with surprise. ### [A Strange Symposium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xix-a-strange-symposium) Listens to Thorndyke's accusations with calm, professional interest, then prepares to give his own narrative. ### [The End of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xx-the-end-of-the-case) Confesses to murder and concealment of John Bellingham's body, then dies by cyanide poisoning. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters/arthur_jellicoe - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/characters