Inside the story
Meet Mr. Prodmore
Mr. Prodmore is the heavy, calculating mortgage holder in Covering End, where his financial power places the Yule estate under his control. He is also a determined father, scheming to marry his daughter to Captain Yule and secure her a place among the titled.
On the page
A personage of great presence and weight, with a large, smooth face in which a small sharp meaning is planted like a single pin in a tight red cushion; wears a blue frock-coat, a stiff white waistcoat, a high white hat cocked protestingly, and a bold prize plant in his buttonhole.
