Benjamin Scobell, a nasty little financier in The Prince and Betty and The Prince and Betty with lean body and vulturine face, greedy mouth, liquid green eyes, and sallow complexion. Stepfather of Betty Silver, brother of Marion. Owns a villa on Mervo, where he opens a casino and imports John Maude to assume his late father's role as Prince of Mervo; in The Prince and Betty he also owns slums on Broster St., New York, and is nephew of Jane Oakley.

• The Prince and Betty