# Gecko — Trilby character guide

> Gecko in Trilby by George du Maurier.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** little Gecko, Poor Gecko, Dear Gecko

**First appearance:** 0000-part-iv-part-v-little-billee

## Snapshot

A small, devoted violinist in Svengali's orbit whose loyalty and quiet presence make his sudden absence from the studio conspicuous.

## Who they are

Gecko is part of the musical circle around Svengali, and his visits to the studio stop entirely once Trilby and Little Billee leave Paris. His devotion to his master is implied by his nickname and by the way the narrator lists him among those who 'never came at all' after the breakup of the old group. His disappearance marks how completely the studio's social world has dissolved.

## Relationships

### [Taffy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/taffy)

_friendship_

Gecko is a violinist and friend to Taffy, often caught between loyalty to Svengali and sympathy for the others.

### [Svengali](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/svengali)

_professional_

Gecko is Svengali's accompanist and pupil, bound to him by musical obligation and fear.

### [Trilby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/trilby)

_friendship_

Gecko feels sympathy for Trilby and tries to protect her from Svengali's worst abuses.

### [Svengali](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/svengali)

_professional_

Gecko is Svengali's accompanist and pupil, bound to him by musical obligation and fear.

### [Taffy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/taffy)

_friendship_

Gecko is a violinist and friend to Taffy, often caught between loyalty to Svengali and sympathy for the others.

### [Svengali](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/svengali)

_professional_

Gecko is Svengali's accompanist and pupil, bound to him by musical obligation and fear.

### [Trilby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/trilby)

_friendship_

Gecko feels sympathy for Trilby and tries to protect her from Svengali's worst abuses.

### [Trilby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trilby_se/characters/trilby)

_friendship_

Gecko feels sympathy for Trilby and tries to protect her from Svengali's worst abuses.

## Links

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