# Will Thornthwaite — The Splendid Fairing character guide

> Will Thornthwaite in The Splendid Fairing by Constance Holme.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Will, Will Thornthwaites, the Thornthwaites

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-simon-and-sarah

## Who they are

The prosperous Thornthwaite brother whose plush furniture and mahogany set the standard by which his kin are forever measured and found wanting.

## Relationships

### [Simon Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/simon_thornthwaite)

_family_

Simon and Will are brothers, with Simon often acting as a mentor and Will looking up to him.

### [Sarah Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/sarah_thornthwaite)

_family_

Sarah and Will are siblings, sharing a warm, playful bond with occasional sibling rivalry.

### [Eliza of Blindbeck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/eliza_of_blindbeck)

_friendship_

Eliza and Will are easygoing friends, often joking and helping each other with daily tasks.

### [Simon Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/simon_thornthwaite)

_family_

Simon and Will are brothers, with Simon often acting as a mentor and Will looking up to him.

### [Sarah Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/sarah_thornthwaite)

_family_

Sarah and Will are siblings, sharing a warm, playful bond with occasional sibling rivalry.

### [Eliza of Blindbeck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/eliza_of_blindbeck)

_friendship_

Eliza and Will are easygoing friends, often joking and helping each other with daily tasks.

### [Simon Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/simon_thornthwaite)

_family_

Simon and Will are brothers, with Simon often acting as a mentor and Will looking up to him.

### [Eliza of Blindbeck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/eliza_of_blindbeck)

_friendship_

Eliza and Will are easygoing friends, often joking and helping each other with daily tasks.

### [Sarah Thornthwaite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/characters/sarah_thornthwaite)

_family_

Sarah and Will are siblings, sharing a warm, playful bond with occasional sibling rivalry.

## In the story

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

Meets Simon and Sarah in the street, invites them to Blindbeck, and expresses concern about Sarah's eyes.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/chapters/v)

Will is mentioned as having passed on the news about Sarah wanting to see Eliza, and later as the source of the information about the family's departure.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/chapters/i)

Appears in Sarah's memory of the wedding, tricked out in unaccustomed finery, helping to point the comparison between the two couples.

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

Eliza's husband, the wealthy brother compared to Simon.

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

Attempts to keep peace, takes Simon outside after the argument with Battersby.

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

Offers financial help and a home to Sarah, suggests Simon take the cowman job, and shares news of Jim's estrangement.

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

Will intervenes to stop Eliza from attacking Sarah, ordering her to calm down.

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

Will defends Sarah, telling Eliza to leave her alone, and opens the gate for the departing trap.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/chapters/viii)

Will is the master of Blindbeck Farm who has arranged to take Simon on as a hired man. Simon looks forward to renewing their boyhood bond.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_fairing_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as a kind friend who offered help, but Sarah refuses to accept anything from him because of his wife Eliza.

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

Will is mentioned as the gentler-natured man over whom Simon might lord it at Blindbeck.

## Links

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