Everard Fothergill

Also called Everard, Cornelia’s husband

Bearded artist, Cornelia's husband and Bertie's host, driven to nerves by his father's Venus.

Connections

dealings

• is child of, is fond of Edward Fothergill 2
• is married to Cornelia Fothergill 1
• is the maker of Everard's picture^✦︎ 1
• loathes the Fothergill Venus^✦︎ 1
• loathes the mewing cat^♞︎ 1

Scenes they are in

1. Bertie arrives at Marsham Manor and meets the bearded Fothergills and Cornelia, while Everard frets about a mewing cat.Chapter 2, the hall at Marsham, as my host

Talked about, but not there

1. Aunt Dahlia telephones to summon Bertie to Marsham Manor for the week-end to charm Cornelia Fothergill into selling her serial to Milady's Boudoir, hinting at a little job she wants done.Chapter 2, Bertie's flat
2. Aunt Dahlia shows Bertie the Venus that Edward Fothergill painted and Everard loathes, and orders him to steal and burn it that night, a deal she has struck with Cornelia for the serial.Chapter 2, the dining-room at Marsham
3. Bertie, Aunt Dahlia and Jeeves snip up and burn the canvas until Jeeves notices the last scrap is signed Everard Fothergill.Chapter 2, Bertie's room at Marsham
4. Bertie catches Edward Fothergill stealing back his own Venus and swears secrecy, then refuses Jeeves's plan to have him found stunned by burglars, and is promptly knocked out from behind.Chapter 2, the hall at Marsham, as Everard