# Robert — The Quest of the Silver Fleece character guide

> Robert in The Quest of the Silver Fleece by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bertie

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-mr-harry-cresswell

## Who they are

A young man, possibly a suitor or friend of a main character.

## In the story

### [XII: The Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xii-the-promise)

A student considering leaving school to farm on the Tolliver place, which Miss Smith warns against, and reveals Cresswell's plan to buy the land.

### [XII: The Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xii-the-promise)

A woman trapped in a life of degradation at Elspeth's, who comes to Miss Smith to plead for her young daughter's future.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/robert_bertie
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters