# Bert Lancaster — Years of Grace character guide

> Bert Lancaster in Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Bert Lancaster, Mr. Lancaster, Robin

**First appearance:** 0010-i

## Snapshot

A wealthy Chicago husband whose long illness and death free his restless wife Muriel into a widowhood the family watches with amusement and alarm.

## Who they are

Bert Lancaster belongs to the older Chicago set that Jane and Isabel dissect over tea, invoked as a benchmark for the kind of rich, society-page suitor who might court their widowed sister. His long final illness gave Muriel something to organize and quarrel over, and his death leaves her at fifty with money, freedom, and no occupation for her energies. He never appears in the present action, but his fortune and his absence shape how the family measures Muriel's next choices.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i)

Bert is rumored to be pursuing Muriel Lester, causing concern among the women.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii)

Mr. Lancaster is an older, handsome man who flirts with Muriel at the party, causing Jane to feel conflicted.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iii)

The cotillion leader, who orchestrates the dances and shows interest in Muriel.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv)

Accompanies Muriel to announce their engagement; described as handsome and embarrassed.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i)

The groom; calm and handsome at the altar.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv)

Bert Lancaster skates with Muriel and attempts to skate with Jane, but Jane avoids him.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters/bert_lancaster
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters