# Tom Veryan — The Vortex character guide

> Tom Veryan in The Vortex by Noël Coward.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tom, Tom Florence, Tom Nobody, Tom Veryan, Tom Shaking hands, Tom Good Lord, Tom Flummoxed, Bunty Tom Veryan?

**First appearance:** 0002-the-vortex

## Snapshot

Tom Veryan dances better in his own estimation than on the floor, a pleasant, athletic young man whose charm is doing more work than his character.

## Who they are

Tom circulates easily through Florence's parties, accepting Sunday-concert invitations and partnering whoever needs a fourth at the gramophone. Helen and Pawnie dissect him from the sidelines, noting that he is too athletic and not quite the dancer he believes himself, and Florence claims him for her own dance with a casual possessiveness. His agreeable surface and his position at Florence's side make him a quiet pressure point in the household's emotional weather.

## Relationships

### [Nicky Lancaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vortex_se/characters/nicky_lancaster)

_romantic_

Tom Veryan is a former lover of Nicky, and their past relationship adds tension to the present.

### [Florence Lancaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vortex_se/characters/florence_lancaster)

_romantic_

Florence has a romantic affair with Tom Veryan, which complicates her relationship with Nicky.

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