# Samuel Galer — A Gentleman of Leisure character guide

> Samuel Galer in A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Galer, Mr. Samuel Galer, Mr. Galer

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-molly

## Who they are

A dashing and somewhat shady character who causes trouble.

## In the story

### [XVIII: The Lochinvar Method](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xviii-the-lochinvar-method)

A detective from Dodson's Agency, hired by McEachern to watch Jimmy; follows him persistently.

### [Loathsome Gifts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxi-loathsome-gifts)

Jimmy mentions Galer as a detective who pursues him annoyingly, though Galer does not appear in the chapter.

### [XXII: How Two of a Trade Did Not Agree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxii-how-two-of-a-trade-did-not-agree)

Mistaken for a thief by Sir Thomas's valet, he is handcuffed and locked in the coal cellar.

### [XXIX: The Last Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxix-the-last-round)

Revealed to be a detective hired by McEachern; mistakenly locked in a cellar by the other detective.

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