# Mr. Probyn — Unnatural Death character guide

> Mr. Probyn in Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Probyn, Probyn, Mr. Probyn

**First appearance:** 0018-xvii-the-country-lawyer-s-story

## Who they are

Elderly man with knowledge of the Dawson family.

## In the story

### [XIII: Hallelujah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/xiii-hallelujah)

A lawyer from Croftover who helped Rev. Hallelujah Dawson with the family genealogy and provided a document showing the family tree.

### [XIV: Sharp Quillets of the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/xiv-sharp-quillets-of-the-law)

Mentioned as the solicitor who tried to get Agatha Dawson to make a will; Wimsey suspects he did not reveal the inheritance issue to Mary Whittaker.

### [XVII: The Country Lawyer's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/xvii-the-country-lawyer-s-story)

Retired solicitor who writes a confidential letter to Mr. Murbles about his attempts to get Miss Dawson to make a will.

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