# Jules — The Grand Babylon Hotel character guide > Jules in The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Mr. Jules, the great Jules **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-millionaire-and-the-waiter ## Snapshot The Grand Babylon's celebrated waiter, whose polished service conceals a scoundrel's nerve and a rooftop escape that ends in a rusted rung. ## Who they are Jules is the dark and tempestuous career at the center of the hotel's criminal machinery, a man whose cleverness and ingenuity seem almost admirable until they aren't. He flees across the roof by main strength and a fire-escape ladder, only to be undone by a single rung rusted through from bad paint. His death forces Racksole to answer to the police for everything he has concealed. ## Relationships ### [Theodore Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/theodore_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules, a scheming waiter, is antagonistic toward Theodore Racksole, often working against his interests. ### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Nella Racksole, often attempting to undermine or harm her. ### [Prince Aribert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/prince_aribert) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Prince Aribert, often conspiring against him. ### [Félix Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/felix_babylon) _professional_ Félix Babylon employs Jules as a waiter, though Jules's loyalty is questionable. ### [Theodore Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/theodore_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules, a scheming waiter, is antagonistic toward Theodore Racksole, often working against his interests. ### [Theodore Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/theodore_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules, a scheming waiter, is antagonistic toward Theodore Racksole, often working against his interests. ### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Nella Racksole, often attempting to undermine or harm her. ### [Félix Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/felix_babylon) _professional_ Félix Babylon employs Jules as a waiter, though Jules's loyalty is questionable. ### [Prince Aribert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/prince_aribert) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Prince Aribert, often conspiring against him. ### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Nella Racksole, often attempting to undermine or harm her. ### [Prince Aribert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/prince_aribert) _rivalry_ Jules is hostile toward Prince Aribert, often conspiring against him. ## In the story ### [I: The Millionaire and the Waiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/i-the-millionaire-and-the-waiter) The celebrated head waiter of the Grand Babylon, who is offended by Racksole's request for an American drink. ### [How Mr. Racksole Obtained His Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/ii-how-mr-racksole-obtained-his-dinner) The waiter who initially refuses to serve Racksole a steak and Bass, prompting the hotel purchase. ### [At Three A.M.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/iii-at-three-a-m) Delivers a note to Dimmock during dinner, and later at 3 A.M. is seen by Racksole turning the handle of a door marked with a white ribbon. ### [Entrance of the Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/iv-entrance-of-the-prince) Jules is dismissed by Racksole after being questioned about his wink and the ribbon on the door handle; he claims he will retire as a man-about-town. ### [In the Gold Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/vi-in-the-gold-room) Spotted by Nella and Theodore on the balcony; claims to be a guest of the Levis but is not on the invitation list; confronted by Racksole. ### [Nella and the Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/vii-nella-and-the-prince) Mentioned as an important figure in the conspiracy surrounding Dimmock's death. ### [Two Women and the Revolver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/ix-two-women-and-the-revolver) Revealed to be Miss Spencer's husband, real name Tom Jackson; implicated in the kidnapping of Prince Eugen and the murder of Reginald Dimmock. ### [At Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/x-at-sea) Revealed as the kidnapper, using the alias Mr. Jackson; threatens and propositions Nella before being subdued. ### [The Court Pawnbroker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xi-the-court-pawnbroker) Former head waiter of the hotel, dismissed by Racksole, who attended Levi's ball uninvited. ### [Rocco and Room No. 111](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xii-rocco-and-room-no-111) Mentioned as arrested in Ostend and implicated in Dimmock's murder, though Racksole's claim is a lie. ### [XIV: Rocco Answers Some Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xiv-rocco-answers-some-questions) Mentioned as Rocco's former colleague and the mastermind behind the scheme. ### [End of the Yacht Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xv-end-of-the-yacht-adventure) Bound and captured on the yacht, but later released by his crew; escapes as the yacht departs. ### [The Woman with the Red Hat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xvi-the-woman-with-the-red-hat) Not directly present, but referenced in the ongoing mystery. ### [XVIII: In the Nighttime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-nighttime) Possibly seen by Nella beside her bed; a ladder is raised against the house, suggesting his involvement in Miss Spencer's disappearance. ### [XIX: Royalty at the Grand Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xix-royalty-at-the-grand-babylon) Mentioned as still at large, part of the unresolved plot against Eugen. ### [The Return of Félix Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxi-the-return-of-f-lix-babylon) Mentioned as having been seen by Babylon in Paris (claiming to go to Constantinople) and later spotted at Charing Cross, indicating deception. ### [In the Wine Cellars of the Grand Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxii-in-the-wine-cellars-of-the-grand-babylon) Discussed as a threat; suspected of planning to poison Prince Eugen via tampered wine. ### [Further Events in the Cellar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxiii-further-events-in-the-cellar) Enters the cellar through the grating, tampers with a bottle of Romanée-Conti from bin 17, and escapes before being caught. ### [The Bottle of Wine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxiv-the-bottle-of-wine) Escapes from the wine cellar and flees via a steam launch on the Thames, evading Racksole's pursuit. ### [The Steam Launch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxv-the-steam-launch) The ex-waiter whose escape via steam launch is the target of Racksole's search. ### [The Night Chase and the Mudlark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxvi-the-night-chase-and-the-mudlark) The fugitive, who escapes by dinghy and hides on a barge, brandishing a dagger before being pushed into the water by a mudlark and captured. ### [The Confession of Mr. Tom Jackson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxvii-the-confession-of-mr-tom-jackson) Bound and interrogated by Racksole; confesses to his crimes and the plot against Prince Eugen. ### [XXVIII: The State Bedroom Once More](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxviii-the-state-bedroom-once-more) Captured by Theodore Racksole; his arrival is reported by Hans. ### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion) Escapes from his room but falls to his death from a rusted fire-escape ladder; his body is shown to Aribert. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/jules - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters