He is terrified that someone will discover his “Secret,” and will do anything to prevent his crime’s detection. Despite his criminality, Sir Percival has a guilty conscience, which makes him extremely paranoid and causes him to act violently and erratically throughout the novel. He has run up enormous debts and seeks to repay them by marrying Laura and claiming her inheritance, even if this means murdering her.
A quick-tempered, aggressive and dishonest man, Sir Percival Glyde is an illegitimate fortune hunter who has secretly forged his parents’ marriage certificate to give himself the false title of the Baronet of Blackwater. He is also the accomplice of the devious Count Fosco, who is married to Mr. Philip Fairlie’s daughter, Laura Fairlie.
Sir Percival Glyde is an acquaintance of the deceased Mr.
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