# Lord Pertham — The Law of the Four Just Men character guide

> Lord Pertham in The Law of the Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pertham

**First appearance:** 0008-the-man-who-loved-music

## Who they are

A nobleman whose affairs intersect with the vigilantes.

## Relationships

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_social_

Lord Pertham is a member of high society who interacts with Manfred in social or political circles.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_social_

Lord Pertham is a member of high society who interacts with Manfred in social or political circles.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_social_

Lord Pertham is a member of high society who interacts with Manfred in social or political circles.

## In the story

### [The Man Who Was Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-was-happy)

Breaks into Manfred and Gonsalez's room at night with a revolver, intending to kill them. He confesses to a double life: married to Lady Pertham and bigamously to Martha Grey (Mrs. Prothero), and to killing Martha's half-brother who recognized him.

## Links

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