# Maurice Chacewater — Tragedy at Ravensthorpe character guide

> Maurice Chacewater in Tragedy at Ravensthorpe by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Maurice, poor Maurice, Maurice Chacewater?

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-fairy-houses

## Snapshot

The dead man of Ravensthorpe, remembered by his brother as 'poor old Chuchundra' — a childhood nickname that hides a family secret worth killing for.

## Who they are

Maurice is the Chacewater brother whose body lies in the museum bay, shot at contact range, and whose life the investigation must reconstruct from the fragments others let slip. Cecil's reluctance to identify him, and the odd nickname 'Chuchundra' from The Jungle Book, hint at a shared history the family would rather keep buried. Sir Clinton's quiet guess that the trouble 'begins with A' suggests Maurice's death is tangled with something older and more personal than a burglary gone wrong.

## Relationships

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater is hostile toward Sir Clinton Driffield, possibly due to suspicion or personal animosity.

### [Cecil Chacewater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/cecil_chacewater)

_family_

Cecil and Maurice Chacewater are siblings, sharing a close but occasionally strained family bond.

### [Michael Clifton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/michael_clifton)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater and Michael Clifton are antagonists, possibly due to jealousy or conflicting interests.

### [Mr. Foss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/mr_foss)

_professional_

Maurice Chacewater and Mr. Foss have a professional relationship, likely involving legal or business matters.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater is hostile toward Sir Clinton Driffield, possibly due to suspicion or personal animosity.

### [Cecil Chacewater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/cecil_chacewater)

_family_

Cecil and Maurice Chacewater are siblings, sharing a close but occasionally strained family bond.

### [Michael Clifton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/michael_clifton)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater and Michael Clifton are antagonists, possibly due to jealousy or conflicting interests.

### [Cecil Chacewater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/cecil_chacewater)

_family_

Cecil and Maurice Chacewater are siblings, sharing a close but occasionally strained family bond.

### [Michael Clifton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/michael_clifton)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater and Michael Clifton are antagonists, possibly due to jealousy or conflicting interests.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_rivalry_

Maurice Chacewater is hostile toward Sir Clinton Driffield, possibly due to suspicion or personal animosity.

### [Mr. Foss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/mr_foss)

_professional_

Maurice Chacewater and Mr. Foss have a professional relationship, likely involving legal or business matters.

## In the story

### [I: The Fairy Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/i-the-fairy-houses)

Mentioned as older brother, criticized for miserliness and greed regarding the sale of their father's collection.

### [II: Mr. Polegate’s Sense of Humour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/ii-mr-polegate-s-sense-of-humour)

Appears tired and dismissive; insists on posting a keeper in the museum.

### [IV: The Chase in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/iv-the-chase-in-the-woods)

Found hiding in the Fairy House in a white Pierrot costume, distressed and hostile toward Michael.

### [VII: What Was in the Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/vii-what-was-in-the-lake)

Implied to have discarded a Pierrot costume; quarreled with Cecil.

### [X: The Shot in the Clearing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/x-the-shot-in-the-clearing)

His fingerprints from his razors match those on the Muramasa sword, implicating him in the murder.

### [XI: Underground Ravensthorpe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xi-underground-ravensthorpe)

His mysterious disappearance from the museum is a key focus; Sir Clinton believes he used a secret passage.

### [XII: Chuchundra's Body](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xii-chuchundra-s-body)

Found dead near the Knight's Tower; his body shows signs of being moved after death.

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