A Prefect’s Uncle · Character

Wilson

A promising junior batsman summoned to carry an awkward message to the cricket captain, discovering that school politics can be as tricky as a fast yorker.

supporting

Also known as P. V. Wilson, Young Wilson, young Wilson

First appearance: I: Term Begins

As a supporting figure in A Prefect’s Uncle, Wilson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Wilson is a junior boy in Jephson's House, known well by sight as a distinctly promising bat but not yet on speaking terms with Norris, the First Eleven captain. Nervous and earnest, he gets tangled in the Gethryn affair, stammering out a story he only half understands and hoping for a dramatic reaction that never comes. His small errand shows how gossip and loyalty ripple through the school, and his reward—a hint about colours—reveals the quiet bargains that keep House cricket running.

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See Wilson in I: Term Begins

Character Web

25 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Friendship
Other

Character groups

Minor schoolboys
School staff and visitors
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Mr. Marriott
professional · ambivalent
Norris
friendship · positive
Bishop
friendship · positive
Bishop
friendship · positive
Norris
friendship · positive
Mr. Marriott
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Marriott
professional · ambivalent
Norris
friendship · positive

Mr. Marriott
Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.
Norris
Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.
Bishop
Bishop and Wilson are companions, likely fellow students with a friendly dynamic.
Bishop
Bishop and Wilson are companions, likely fellow students with a friendly dynamic.
Norris
Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.
Mr. Marriott
Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.
Mr. Marriott
Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.
Norris
Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.

Relationship notes

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See Wilson in I: Term Begins

In the story

Wilson appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: Term Begins
The new boy, P. V. Wilson, who fights Skinner on arrival and is described as a 'professional pugilist in disguise.'
II: Introduces an Unusual Uncle
Meets Marriott, who offers him a fagging role; Wilson accepts gratefully.
IV: Pringle Makes a Sporting Offer
Gains acceptance in the Lower Fourth after the Skinner episode and for his batting promise.
VI: —and Stays There
Wilson interrupts Farnie in the study but leaves without suspecting the theft.
XII: “We, the Undersigned—”
Victim of bullying by Monk and Danvers; rescued by Gethryn.
XVII: The Winter Term
Present during Gethryn's revelation, making toast. Gethryn instructs him not to repeat what he hears.
XVIII: The Bishop Scores
Decides to reveal the truth about Farnie to Norris, acting on his sense of duty.

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See Wilson in I: Term Begins