# Mr. Monypenny — The Ladies Lindores character guide

> Mr. Monypenny in The Ladies Lindores by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** auld Monypenny, old Monypenny

**First appearance:** 0001-the-ladies-lindores

## Snapshot

The Lindores' shrewd family lawyer, so at home in their household that he runs errands, offers opinions on dresses, and never quite stops being useful.

## Who they are

Monypenny moves through the Lindores' affairs with the ease of a man who has known them for decades, half retainer and half confidant, trusted with money and gossip alike. His affection for the women of the family is genuine, but so is his clear-eyed sense of what Lord Lindores's ambitions will cost them. He matters because he is the one figure who sees the whole board, and his loyalty is the kind that speaks uncomfortable truths when no one else will.

## Relationships

### [John Erskine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/characters/john_erskine)

_professional_

John and Mr. Monypenny interact as lawyer and client or legal associates.

### [John Erskine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/characters/john_erskine)

_professional_

John and Mr. Monypenny interact as lawyer and client or legal associates.

### [John Erskine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/characters/john_erskine)

_professional_

John and Mr. Monypenny interact as lawyer and client or legal associates.

## In the story

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

The family man of business, whose opinion reassures John about the value of his estate.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/chapters/xxxv)

The family lawyer who is deeply troubled by John Erskine's arrest and the implications of Patrick Torrance's death. He advises a plain statement and drives to visit John.

### [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/chapters/xxxix)

Consulted by Rolls before his disappearance.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ladies_lindores_se/chapters/xlv)

Visits Rolls to take his statement and arrange legal defense, informing him of the high fee for advocate Jardine.

## Links

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