Colonel Forster

Also known as: Colonel F / Colonel F. / the colonel · Family: Forster · Role: colonel · First appears: Chapter 6

Life events

• It is hinted that Colonel Forster is going to be married.(Ch.12)
  • With: Colonel Forster
  • “and it had actually been hinted that Colonel Forster was going to be married.”
• Mr. Philips considers dismissing Richard, while Colonel Forster may hire him.(Ch.14)
  • With: Mr. Philips Richard Colonel Forster
  • “my uncle Philips talks of turning away Richard? and if he does, Colonel Forster will hire him.”
• Chamberlayne is disguised in women’s clothes for a dance.(Ch.39 · 📍 Colonel Forster’s)
  • With: Chamberlayne Lydia Bennet Catherine Bennet Colonel Forster Mrs. Forster
  • “We dressed up Chamberlayne in woman’s clothes, on purpose to pass for a lady,--only think what fun!”
• Denny's warning reveals that George Wickham may never have intended to marry Lydia Bennet.(Ch.46)
  • With: Denny George Wickham Lydia Bennet Colonel Forster
  • “something was dropped by Denny expressing his belief that W. never intended to go there, or to marry Lydia at all, which was repeated to Colonel F.”
• Colonel Forster traces Lydia Bennet and George Wickham to Clapham, but loses their route afterward.(Ch.46 · 📍 Clapham)
  • With: Lydia Bennet George Wickham Colonel Forster
  • “He did trace them easily to Clapham, but no farther; for on entering that place, they removed into a hackney-coach, and dismissed the chaise that brought them from Epsom.”
• Mr. Bennet leaves with Colonel Forster for London to search for Lydia Bennet.(Ch.46 · 📍 London)
  • With: Mr. Bennet Colonel Forster Lydia Bennet
  • “My father is going to London with Colonel Forster instantly, to try to discover her.”
• Colonel Forster reported that Wickham had no connected relations and substantial gaming debts.(Ch.48 · 📍 Brighton)
  • With: Colonel Forster George Wickham
  • “it was certain that he had no near one living. His former acquaintance had been numerous; but since he had been in the militia, it did not appear that he was on terms of particular friendship with any of them. There was no one, therefore, who could be pointed out as likely to give any news of him. And in the wretched state of his own finances, there was a very powerful motive for secrecy, in addition to his fear of discovery by Lydia’s relations; for it had just transpired that he had left gaming debts behind him to a very considerable amount.”
• Mr. Gardiner pledged payment of Wickham’s creditors and arranged for the debts to be settled.(Ch.50)
  • With: Mr. Gardiner George Wickham Colonel Forster Haggerston
  • “I have written to Colonel Forster, to inform him of our present arrangements, and to request that he will satisfy the various creditors of Mr. Wickham in and near Brighton with assurances of speedy payment, for which I have pledged myself.”

Chapter 14

• servant: Richard “and if he does, Colonel Forster will hire him.”

Chapter 46

• married with Mrs. Forster “Lydia left a few lines for his wife, informing her of their intention.”

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