# Mr. Graves — The Mystery of 31, New Inn character guide

> Mr. Graves in The Mystery of 31, New Inn by R. Austin Freeman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Graves, poor Graves

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-a-chiel-s-amang-ye-takin-notes

## Snapshot

The unseen invalid at the center of a poisoned-bedroom mystery, whose corpse-like figure haunts Jervis long after the visit ends.

## Who they are

Graves is the patient Jervis is summoned to treat in a shuttered house reached by a blinded carriage, and everything about the arrangement suggests conspiracy rather than care. Thorndyke judges his chances of survival infinitesimal, reading the elaborate precautions as proof of a strong and deliberate motive. His probable fate transforms a strange consultation into a murder inquiry and sets the whole investigation in motion.

## In the story

### [The Mysterious Patient](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/i-the-mysterious-patient)

The mysterious patient who insists on anonymity and is described as being in a critical condition, possibly suffering from morphine poisoning.

### [A Chiel's Amang Ye Takin' Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/iii-a-chiel-s-amang-ye-takin-notes)

The patient, found in a stupor from poisoning; revived by Jervis but confused and polite, repeatedly asking to lie down.

### [IV: The Official View](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/iv-the-official-view)

The mysterious patient; Jervis believes he was poisoned with morphine and fears for his life, but no further news arrives.

### [The Track Chart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/viii-the-track-chart)

Graves is the presumed victim of the conspiracy, with Thorndyke concluding that the probability of him being alive is infinitesimal.

### [The House of Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/ix-the-house-of-mystery)

Believed to have been imprisoned in the house; Thorndyke vows to ascertain if he is still alive.

### [The Hunter Hunted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/x-the-hunter-hunted)

Referenced in connection with the spectacles found during the exploration.

### [XI: The Blackmore Case Reviewed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/xi-the-blackmore-case-reviewed)

Real person from the Kennington case; Jervis feels pity and concern for his fate.

### [The Portrait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_31_new_inn_se/chapters/xii-the-portrait)

Identified by Jervis from a photograph produced by Thorndyke, linking him to the Kennington case.

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