# Dickon Hawkes — Uncle Silas character guide

> Dickon Hawkes in Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dirty old Hawkes, Hawkes, Dickon, Pegtop Dickon, Pegtop, old Pegtop, Dickon Hawkes—Pegtop, Old Pegtop

**First appearance:** 0033-volume-i-xxxi-bartram-haugh

## Snapshot

A peg-legged brute of a servant whom Uncle Silas calls a rough diamond, Dickon Hawkes patrols Bartram-Haugh with menace and keeps his master's ugliest errands.

## Who they are

Hawkes serves as Silas's enforcer on the estate, barring Maud and Milly from parts of the grounds and answering any complaint with insolence. Silas defends him as a thoroughly moral man, a claim that reveals more about the master than the servant. His peg leg, his savagery, and his unsettling devotion to his daughter make him the most physical threat in Maud's new world.

## In the story

### [XXXIV: Zamiel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-i-xxxiv-zamiel)

The rough gamekeeper with a wooden leg, known as 'Zamiel,' confronts Maud aggressively but eventually backs down.

### [Doctor Bryerly Emerges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-ii-ii-doctor-bryerly-emerges)

Dickon Hawkes (Zamiel) is seen striking his daughter with a cudgel, causing bleeding; Maud confronts him and reports him to Uncle Silas.

### [A Friend Arises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-ii-ix-a-friend-arises)

Surly and selfish father of Meg; complains about costs and shows little concern for his daughter's illness.

### [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-ii-xi-the-rivals)

Observes and taunts the fighters from the fence.

### [XX: The Foot of Hercules](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-the-foot-of-hercules)

Seen locking the trapdoor in the windmill after Maud spots a foot.

### [XXIX: The Hour of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_silas_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxix-the-hour-of-death)

Assists in the aftermath, descends a ladder with a lantern.

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