Captain Andrassy

Captain Andrassy is introduced at Chimneys as one of two new arrivals, accompanying Baron Lolopretjzyl. The available scenes establish his presence in the political circle surrounding the memoirs, but do not develop him into an independently described actor in the plot.

Identity and Introduction

Lord Caterham presents Captain Andrassy to Anthony Cade on the terrace, together with Baron Lolopretjzyl. The introduction is immediately unsettled: the Baron looks at Anthony with growing suspicion and rejects the name Mr Cade, while Anthony asks to speak with him privately. Captain Andrassy is named in this encounter, but the narrative does not give him dialogue or describe his appearance, position, or personal history.

Place in the Political Encounter

Anthony explains to the Baron that he travelled under the assumed name James McGrath and had been the man holding Count Stylptitch’s memoirs, which he no longer possesses. The Baron attributes the plan to His Highness, saying that the prince would not allow anyone else to carry it out. Captain Andrassy’s presence beside the Baron places him at this consequential exchange, but the scene does not specify his role in the plan or indicate that he takes part in the conversation.

Limits of the Characterization

Later, Virginia Revel laughs during a private conversation with Anthony, and shortly afterward asks whether she should regret having met him. These moments belong to the developing intimacy between Anthony and Virginia; Captain Andrassy is not present in the scene and is not connected there to their relationship. Across the available evidence, he remains a named but lightly characterized participant, without a stated motive, action, or further outcome.