# Mr. Galloway — Cakes and Ale character guide

> Mr. Galloway in Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Galloway, Poor Mr. Galloway

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

The vicar of Blackstable, a kind and scholarly man.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cakes_and_ale_se/chapters/viii)

The curate, who visits the Driffields secretly and advises the narrator to keep it from his uncle, showing a patronizing attitude.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cakes_and_ale_se/chapters/ix)

Plays whist with the group and is part of the conspiracy of silence about the visits.

### [The Flight of the Driffields](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cakes_and_ale_se/chapters/x)

A local man who is upset by the Driffields' deceit, having been invited to tea just before their flight.

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