# Earl of Pevensey — The Line of Love character guide

> Earl of Pevensey in The Line of Love by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pevensey, Lord Pevensey

**First appearance:** 0005-i-the-episode-called-the-wedding-jest

## Who they are

The Queen's brilliant favorite, a poet's vision yoked to correct arithmetic, who rides in triumph while others measure the cost of his eminence.

## Relationships

### [Cynthia Allonby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/characters/cynthia_allonby)

_romantic_

A flirtatious and calculating courtship, with Cynthia toying with the Earl's affections for her own amusement.

### [Lord Falmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/characters/lord_falmouth)

_social_

Acquaintances in courtly circles, sharing polite conversation and occasional political maneuvering.

### [Cynthia Allonby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/characters/cynthia_allonby)

_romantic_

A flirtatious and calculating courtship, with Cynthia toying with the Earl's affections for her own amusement.

### [Lord Falmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/characters/lord_falmouth)

_social_

Acquaintances in courtly circles, sharing polite conversation and occasional political maneuvering.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Episode Called in Ursula’s Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/chapters/viii-the-episode-called-in-ursula-s-garden)

Serenades Lady Ursula and receives her kiss, provoking Falmouth's wrath.

## Links

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