The Green Hat · Character

Conrad Masters

A soft-speaking, nerve-ridden doctor whose shifty mutter and sudden rages hide a man entangled with a dashing wife and a surgeon of dubious scruples.

supporting

Also known as Masters, Mrs. Conrad Masters, Mrs. Masters, The Masters

First appearance: IV

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The doctor treating Iris; mutters and speaks evasively, reveals Iris's lack of will to live and her request regarding the narrator and Hilary.

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Conrad Masters moves through fashionable London medicine, married to a dashing woman and professionally bound to the brilliant, mercenary surgeon Martel-Bonnard. He worries perpetually, snaps like a captain when cornered, and cannot quite conceal the profitable operations that shadow his practice. His anxious evasions about Mrs. Storm's illness pull the narrator into the social web where gossip, medicine, and money quietly decide who gets cared for and who gets used.

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See Conrad Masters in IV

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Psychological
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Character groups

Central social circle
Maternal and domestic figures
Peripheral and minor characters
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Iris March
psychological · negative
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure. How this plays out →
Napier Harpenden
rivalry · negative
Iris March
psychological · negative
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure. How this plays out →
Iris March
psychological · negative
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure. How this plays out →
Napier Harpenden
rivalry · negative
Napier Harpenden
rivalry · negative

Iris March
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure.
Napier Harpenden
Conrad Masters and Napier are antagonistic rivals, each vying for influence over Iris.
Iris March
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure.
Iris March
Conrad Masters is obsessed with Iris, acting as a manipulative and controlling figure.
Napier Harpenden
Conrad Masters and Napier are antagonistic rivals, each vying for influence over Iris.
Napier Harpenden
Conrad Masters and Napier are antagonistic rivals, each vying for influence over Iris.

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Conrad Masters appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
The doctor treating Iris; mutters and speaks evasively, reveals Iris's lack of will to live and her request regarding the narrator and Hilary.
IV
Dr. Masters is the attending physician, worried about Iris's lack of will to live, and orchestrates Napier's visit to cheer her.
V
Persuades the narrator to come to his party; discusses Iris's condition and the need to keep Napier in Paris.
I
Doctor Masters calls to report on Iris's condition, warning the narrator not to let Napier leave Paris.
II
Swears angrily about Napier's desertion; suggests the narrator visit Iris.
VIII: Piqûre du cœur
Conrad Masters is the doctor attending to Iris. He is sharp and brusque, instructing the narrator to leave and dismissing Iris's emotional state. He appears briefly, filling the bedside with his presence.
I
Conrad Masters accompanies the narrator into the nursing home and briefly explains Mrs. Storm's presence.
II
Visits the nursing home with the narrator, mutters gloomily about Iris's condition and regrets letting Napier go.
III
The doctor attending Iris; stern and protective, he warns the narrator not to upset her and eventually orders him to leave.

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