Squire Trelawney

How Stevenson describes him:

"He was a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels. His eyebrows were very black and moved readily, and this gave him a look of some temper, not bad, you would say, but quick and high "

The role he plays in Treasure Island:

He funds the secret treasure hunt, but due to his big mouth he lets the secret out, alerting Long John Silver and his pirate mates. Brave, means well, but a little bit stupid - he is also hopeless at keeping secrets.

What he has to say:

"I didn't say a thing... well only to an Innkeeper - that was all - and, oh yes, the stable lad... and the cook... "

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