# Landry Court — The Pit character guide

> Landry Court in The Pit by Frank Norris.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Landry, That Landry Court, Court, Meanwhile Landry, Poor little Landry Court, But Landry, young Court

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Snapshot

A young Chicago broker hopelessly in love with Laura, forever spilling the water pitcher in his eagerness and forever forgiven just short of reinstatement.

## Who they are

Landry hovers half in and half out of the Cresslers' vestibule shadow, penitent after some unnamed offense and desperate for Laura's smile. She manages him with a lifted finger, addressing him by his last name to signal that old intimacies are not to be resumed. His earnest, slightly hapless devotion makes him the baseline against which Laura measures the more formidable claims of Corthell and Jadwin.

## Relationships

### [Laura Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court is a devoted suitor to Laura Dearborn, representing her early romantic ideal before her marriage to Jadwin.

### [Page Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/page_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.

### [Laura Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_jadwin)

_friendship_

After Laura's marriage, Landry Court remains a loyal friend to Laura Jadwin, though their earlier romantic feelings linger beneath the surface.

### [Mrs. Cressler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/mrs_cressler)

_social_

Landry Court and Mrs. Cressler move in the same social circles, with a polite and cordial acquaintance.

### [Laura Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court is a devoted suitor to Laura Dearborn, representing her early romantic ideal before her marriage to Jadwin.

### [Laura Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court is a devoted suitor to Laura Dearborn, representing her early romantic ideal before her marriage to Jadwin.

### [Page Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/page_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.

### [Mrs. Cressler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/mrs_cressler)

_social_

Landry Court and Mrs. Cressler move in the same social circles, with a polite and cordial acquaintance.

### [Laura Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_jadwin)

_friendship_

After Laura's marriage, Landry Court remains a loyal friend to Laura Jadwin, though their earlier romantic feelings linger beneath the surface.

### [Page Dearborn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/page_dearborn)

_romantic_

Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.

### [Laura Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/laura_jadwin)

_friendship_

After Laura's marriage, Landry Court remains a loyal friend to Laura Jadwin, though their earlier romantic feelings linger beneath the surface.

### [Mrs. Cressler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/mrs_cressler)

_social_

Landry Court and Mrs. Cressler move in the same social circles, with a polite and cordial acquaintance.

## In the story

### [Principal Characters in the Novel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/principal-characters-in-the-novel)

Introduced as a broker's clerk.

### [The Pit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/the-pit)

Appears as a young man connected to the trading world.

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

Escorts Laura and Page downtown, observing Laura's fascination with Chicago.

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

Landry is a Pit trader for Gretry, Converse & Co., seen in the corridor after receiving orders and later involved in executing the trade.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/iv)

Landry is mentioned as one of Laura's suitors, whom she can manage easily, and he informs her of Jadwin's successful wheat trade.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/vi)

Landry visits the Jadwin home, bringing flowers and candy, and engages in a philosophical conversation with Page.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/vii)

Shares news of the 'Unknown Bull' with Page, defends Jadwin's abilities, and executes orders for Gretry.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned as being busy and brave in the Pit, and is engaged to Page Dearborn.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/conclusion)

Mentioned in Page's letter as devoted to Jadwin and planning to return to work in a railroad office.

## Links

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