▁father ' s ▁will , ▁dis in her its ▁him ▁and ▁forces ▁his ▁credit ors ▁to ▁lose ▁massive ▁amounts ▁of ▁money . ▁Mr ▁Pl uck ▁and ▁Mr ▁Py ke : ▁H angers - on ▁to ▁Haw k ▁and ▁Ver is op ht . ▁They ▁are ▁never ▁seen ▁apart ▁and ▁are ▁quite ▁ind ist ingu ish able ▁from ▁one ▁another . ▁Pl uck ▁and ▁Py ke ▁are ▁intellig ent , ▁s ly ▁and ▁d apper , ▁perfect ▁tools ▁to ▁do ▁Haw k ' s ▁dirty ▁work ▁for ▁him . ▁Arthur ▁G ride : ▁An ▁elder ly ▁associate ▁of ▁Ralph . ▁A ▁miser , ▁he ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁large , ▁empty ▁house ▁extremely ▁f rug ally , ▁despite ▁his ▁vast ▁wealth . ▁He ▁g ains ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁Mad eline ' s ▁grand father , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁che at ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁fortune ▁by ▁marry ing ▁her . ▁He ▁is ▁cow ard ly , ▁serv ile ▁and ▁gre edy , ▁with ▁no ▁re de em ing ▁characteristics ▁what so ever ▁( although ▁he ▁does ▁know ▁something ▁about ▁rom antic ▁feelings ). ▁He ▁alone ▁among ▁Ralph ' s ▁consp ir ators ▁esc apes ▁legal ▁pun ishment , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁eventually ▁murder ed ▁by ▁burg l ars , ▁who ▁have ▁heard ▁rum ours ▁of ▁his ▁vast ▁wealth . ▁Peg ▁Sl iders ke w : ▁G ride ' s ▁elder ly ▁house keeper . ▁Ill iter ate , ▁very ▁de af , ▁and ▁becoming ▁sen ile , ▁she ▁ends ▁up ▁playing ▁a ▁large