# Luke Settle — The Splendid Spur character guide

> Luke Settle in The Splendid Spur by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Captain Settle, Settle, Captain Luke Settle

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-i-find-myself-in-a-tavern-brawl-and-barely-escape

## Who they are

A turncoat captain whose polished menace collapses into shrieking agony when Sir Deakin's punch bowl erupts in flame.

## In the story

### [The Young Man in the Cloak of Amber Satin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/ii-the-young-man-in-the-cloak-of-amber-satin)

Mentioned as a potential enemy; Anthony owes him money from dice losses.

### [III: I Find Myself in a Tavern Brawl: And Barely Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/iii-i-find-myself-in-a-tavern-brawl-and-barely-escape)

Captain Settle; fights Anthony in the tavern, stabs him through the chest, and escapes through the window with Dick.

### [I Take the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/iv-i-take-the-road)

Confronts Jack on the road, riding Molly; does not recognize Jack initially.

### [My Adventure at the Three Cups](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/v-my-adventure-at-the-three-cups)

Captain Settle; mentioned as having filched Anthony's pistols and being expected at the inn.

### [VI: The Flight in the Pine Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/vi-the-flight-in-the-pine-wood)

Captain of the gang; enters the room with his men; is tricked by Sir Deakin and burned by the flaming punch.

### [I Find a Comrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/vii-i-find-a-comrade)

Captain of the enemy party; heard ordering his men in the woods.

### [VIII: I Lose the King’s Letter; and Am Carried to Bristol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/viii-i-lose-the-king-s-letter-and-am-carried-to-bristol)

Mentioned as Captain Settle, whose stock of victuals is exhausted.

### [XIV: I Do No Good in the House of Gleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/xiv-i-do-no-good-in-the-house-of-gleys)

Mentioned as an alias of the white-haired man (Tingcomb).

### [XVII: I Meet with a Happy Adventure by Burning of a Green Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/xvii-i-meet-with-a-happy-adventure-by-burning-of-a-green-light)

Captured by Jack and Billy while signaling a sloop; later recaptured after attempting to escape.

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