# Reece — A Prefect’s Uncle character guide

> Reece in A Prefect’s Uncle by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-i-term-begins

## Snapshot

A schoolboy with a perfect genius for minding his own business, whose few words carry more weight than most people's speeches.

## Who they are

Reece is a steady presence in the Beckford cricket world, working on his prose against time and fielding with quiet competence. When Gethryn vanishes during the M.C.C. match, Reece asks one mild question and lets the matter drop, a restraint that throws the harsher interrogations of Norris and Jephson into relief. His unflappable calm makes him the moral barometer of the early chapters, measuring how badly the school is behaving by how little he needs to say.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Marriott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_marriott)

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Reece interact professionally, probably as master and pupil.

### [Leicester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/leicester)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

### [Mr. Marriott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_marriott)

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Reece interact professionally, probably as master and pupil.

### [Leicester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/leicester)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

### [Leicester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/leicester)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

### [Mr. Marriott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_marriott)

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Reece interact professionally, probably as master and pupil.

## In the story

### [I: Term Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/i-term-begins)

A boy at Leicester's House who keeps wicket for the School Eleven; present during the discussion about Wilson.

### [VIII: The M.C.C. Match](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/viii-the-m-c-c-match)

Last-wicket batsman; plays a steady innings and later fields well.

### [In Which a Case Is Fully Discussed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/x-in-which-a-case-is-fully-discussed)

Shows minimal curiosity about Gethryn's absence, accepting his vague answer without further inquiry.

### [XII: “We, the Undersigned—”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xii-we-the-undersigned)

Approached by the deputation to sign the round-robin.

### [Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xiii-leicester-s-house-team-goes-into-a-second-edition)

Refuses to sign the round-robin against Gethryn and warns the deputation of consequences.

### [XVII: The Winter Term](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xvii-the-winter-term)

Gethryn tells him the story about the M.C.C. match, but Reece shows little emotion and is sidetracked by Gethryn's long-winded stories.

### [XVIII: The Bishop Scores](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xviii-the-bishop-scores)

Attends the tea in Norris's study and makes a comment after Gethryn's story.

## Links

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