# Mold — Tragedy at Ravensthorpe character guide

> Mold in Tragedy at Ravensthorpe by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mold

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

## Snapshot

The museum keeper who guards Ravensthorpe's treasures with silent vigilance, closing doors on curious crowds and watching the room while others search for answers.

## Who they are

Mold is the quiet, watchful servant whose duties place him at the threshold of every important discovery — he stands aside for Sir Clinton, then resumes his post to keep onlookers out. His familiarity with the museum's cases, locks, and routines makes him a natural witness, yet his discretion and stillness keep him slightly opaque. In the early investigation he functions as the room's conscience: the man who knows what belongs where, and who notices when something does not.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Mold, likely a servant or groundskeeper, interacts with Sir Clinton Driffield in a subordinate professional capacity.

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

_professional_

Mold, likely a servant or groundskeeper, interacts with Sir Clinton Driffield in a subordinate professional capacity.

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

_professional_

Mold, likely a servant or groundskeeper, interacts with Sir Clinton Driffield in a subordinate professional capacity.

## In the story

### [III: The Theft at the Masked Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/iii-the-theft-at-the-masked-ball)

The keeper on duty in the museum during the theft; provides an account of the incident to Sir Clinton.

### [VIII: The Murder in the Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/viii-the-murder-in-the-museum)

The keeper, on guard at the museum door when Sir Clinton arrives.

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

The keeper who discovered Maurice's body and guided Sir Clinton and Armadale to the scene.

## Links

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