Heinrich Schliemann, the husband of the Schliemann pair, is deep in the archaeological dig near Thymbra Farm. He goes in modern trousers and a waistcoat, forgoing the black or the white tie, which lends him an air at once casual and charming, the more so for his long, salt-and-pepper curls. Known for a pleasant temper and an engaging turn of talk, he carries a staff and a small dagger — a man ready enough for adventure, yet careful to keep a conservative bearing lest he give offence.
At a dinner in the Calvert farmhouse he is presented by Osman Hamdi Bey, who acknowledges the service he has rendered at the excavation this week or two past, where he has chiefly done the simpler labours — the fetching of water, the tending to the wants of the crew. His consequence shows the plainer when Frank Calvert discreetly pays Rufus Dimitrious for the smuggling arrangements and asks Heinrich to attend him, a token of his part in all that is afoot.
Heinrich is driven by a fixed determination to lay bare the secrets of ancient Troy, and carries a notable physical presence that speaks of capability and a certain imposing air. He bears a satchel and his gear, ready for the exploring; and his close bond with Frank feeds the shared urgency they hold over their discoveries. Frozen for a time at Frank's side by a magical ward whilst they examined a leached tree, he came again to his movement and fell to speaking with excitement of a door that might open upon ancient Troy, urging the company to act with speed for all the danger in it.
When a serpent unlooked-for dragged him away, Heinrich was taken quite by surprise, and later came forth insensible. Recovered, he claimed to have found ancient Troy, in a mingling of pride and urgency, even as Frank and the others counselled caution. In the end he consented to defer any further exploring, allowing that he wanted a proper company to aid him, and turned back toward the farmhouse with Frank, eager to share what he had found.