Lord Arthur Vane
Lord Arthur is a staunch supporter of the monarchy and
takes his responsibility as a member of the House of Lords
seriously. Recently, matters at home have taken
him away from London and back to Lesser
Edale. He has not been seen in London
for around three months. Neither has
he been seen much by the villagers of
Lesser Edale, preferring to keep to his
ancestral home where he can keep an
eye on his daughter Eloise.
The investigators may meet Lord
Arthur if they elect to arrange a meeting
with him at Plum Castle, or if his son
Lawrence invites them for dinner.
Lord Arthur is very concerned regarding the
situation with his daughter and fears for her life, as well
as the good standing of the Vane family name. Meddlesome
interlopers, like the investigators, are likely to be given
short shrift unless they can prove their trustworthiness. In
all situations, he allows no inquiry by outsiders as to what
he sees as purely family business. Apart from the reasons
already given, Lord Arthur fears what might happen to
his daughter if the police and villagers discover she is the murderer. The scandal would be awful enough, let alone
the horror of seeing his daughter accused and hung.
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