← All characters

The Footsteps at the Lock · Character

Uncle Robert

An uncle of the Burtell cousins who appears briefly.

minor

Also known as Uncle Robert

First appearance: i two cousins

Uncle Robert shows up with force in A Common-Room Dinner. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Bredon's uncle; invites Bredon to dine in Salisbury Common-room; described as a supernumerary member and a bore.
In the storyA Common-Room DinnerOpen this moment free
See Uncle Robert in A Common-Room DinnerBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

In A Common-Room Dinner: Bredon's uncle; invites Bredon to dine in Salisbury Common-room; described as a supernumerary member and a…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Uncle Robert sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Uncle Robert in i two cousins

Character Web

4 connections

A slice of how Uncle Robert sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

NBNigel BurtellMBMiles BredonCBCharles BurtellMLMr. LeylandURUncle Robert

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Background Characters
  • Central Mystery Participants
  • Protagonist

Explore ties, sentiment, and clusters while you read

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the full psychological reversal: the narrator, previous…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Uncle Robert appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Uncle Robert unlock in the free preview.

See Uncle Robert in i two cousins
See Uncle Robert in A Common-Room Dinner