# Wilson — A Prefect’s Uncle character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

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

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

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.

### [Norris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/norris)

_friendship_

Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.

### [Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/bishop)

_friendship_

Bishop and Wilson are companions, likely fellow students with a friendly dynamic.

### [Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/bishop)

_friendship_

Bishop and Wilson are companions, likely fellow students with a friendly dynamic.

### [Norris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/norris)

_friendship_

Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.

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

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.

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

_professional_

Mr. Marriott and Wilson have a professional relationship, likely teacher and student.

### [Norris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/norris)

_friendship_

Norris and Wilson are friends or allies within the school setting.

## In the story

### [I: Term Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/ii-introduces-an-unusual-uncle)

Meets Marriott, who offers him a fagging role; Wilson accepts gratefully.

### [IV: Pringle Makes a Sporting Offer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/vi-and-stays-there)

Wilson interrupts Farnie in the study but leaves without suspecting the theft.

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

Victim of bullying by Monk and Danvers; rescued by Gethryn.

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

Present during Gethryn's revelation, making toast. Gethryn instructs him not to repeat what he hears.

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

Decides to reveal the truth about Farnie to Norris, acting on his sense of duty.

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