# Guy de Travest — The Green Hat character guide

> Guy de Travest in The Green Hat by Michael Arlen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Guy, Poor Guy, catholic Guy, mighty Guy

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A wealthy and cynical Frenchman, married to Iris for a time.

## Relationships

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_romantic_

Guy de Travest is a persistent suitor of Iris, driven by obsessive love and desire.

### [Napier Harpenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/napier_harpenden)

_rivalry_

Guy and Napier are bitter rivals, competing for Iris's love and attention.

### [Venice Pollen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/venice_pollen)

_social_

Guy and Venice are social acquaintances, occasionally allied in their schemes.

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_romantic_

Guy de Travest is a persistent suitor of Iris, driven by obsessive love and desire.

### [Iris March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/iris_march)

_romantic_

Guy de Travest is a persistent suitor of Iris, driven by obsessive love and desire.

### [Venice Pollen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/venice_pollen)

_social_

Guy and Venice are social acquaintances, occasionally allied in their schemes.

### [Napier Harpenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/napier_harpenden)

_rivalry_

Guy and Napier are bitter rivals, competing for Iris's love and attention.

### [Napier Harpenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/napier_harpenden)

_rivalry_

Guy and Napier are bitter rivals, competing for Iris's love and attention.

### [Venice Pollen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/characters/venice_pollen)

_social_

Guy and Venice are social acquaintances, occasionally allied in their schemes.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

A former colonel of Gerald's in the Grenadiers, who rarely speaks of Gerald and shares Hilary's views on conduct.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iii)

Guy writes a letter from Mace about Hilary's political involvement and makes cynical remarks about Liberals.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

A tall, clean, Catholic gentleman with a frozen storm in his eyes; married to Moira, devoted to his son, and a symbol of an old aristocratic England.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Informs the narrator of Gerald's arrest; expresses sympathy and urges the narrator to visit Gerald.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Visited Iris to inform her of Gerald's death.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

Noted as absent from Iris's list; the narrator reflects that Iris did not want to strain Guy's lawfulness.

### [IX: Talking of Hats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ix-talking-of-hats)

Guy converses with the narrator about London, swimming, and the children's party; he is described as a 'slender giant with cold eyes' and a 'warrior of conduct.'

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

A slender giant with cold eyes and a quiet, savage voice; he judges Iris for her actions and suggests inviting her to the children's party for Venice.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Guy is mentioned as having seen Iris in a cab and asked the narrator to invite her to dinner.

### [X: The Fall of the Emerald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/x-the-fall-of-the-emerald)

Hosts the dinner, races Iris, and embodies a stern moral code; uses the party to confront Iris with the consequences of her actions.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/i)

The host, who arranged the dinner to confront Iris with the normalcy of the married couples; he is a catholic figure of old beliefs.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/ii)

Guy acts as a calm, authoritative figure, negotiating with the innkeeper and setting rules for the swim.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_green_hat_se/chapters/iii)

Speaks to Iris about loyalty and decency; expresses bafflement at her different moral language.

## Links

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