# Mr. Rosser — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Mr. Rosser in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rosser

**First appearance:** 0064-the-other-lodgers

## Who they are

A man who encounters a ghostly figure in a haunted house.

## In the story

### [The Night-Doings at "Deadman's"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/the-night-doings-at-deadman-s)

A long old man in a blanket overcoat, muffler, and green goggles who arrives silently at Beeson's shanty. He listens without speaking, then undresses and goes to bed, taking a revolver from the shelf.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/i)

One of the duelists, positioned in the corner nearest the door.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/ii)

One of the three young men; insults the stranger and demands satisfaction.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as having been challenged by Manton and involved in the trick; not present in the chapter.

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