 In "More Work For the Undertaker", set just after the war, Lugg addresses Campion sarcastically as 'young Viscount Clever'.Campion's sister Valentine Ferris plays a central part in "The Fashion in Shrouds"; in that book, it is revealed that they are both estranged from most of their family.In "Police at the Funeral", the venerable Caroline Faraday is aware of his true identity, and knows his grandmother Emily (whom she refers to as 'The Dowager') – she calls him by his real name, 'Rudolph', and states at one point that the rest of his family blame Emily for encouraging Campion in his adventurous ways.