# Mr. Spoffard — Gentlemen Prefer Blondes character guide

> Mr. Spoffard in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the famous Mr. Spoffard, himself

**First appearance:** 0002-i-gentlemen-prefer-blondes

## Snapshot

A wealthy eccentric traveling with his fragile mother, whose interest in Lorelei's reform project makes him a tantalizing prospect for meeting a gentleman's mother.

## Who they are

Mr. Spoffard pays calls on Lorelei's compartment and speaks at length about his mother, whose fine old family required a special school to keep things easy on her brain. He's earnest, devoted, and slightly absurd, and his attentions flatter Lorelei precisely because meeting a gentleman's mother is her idea of a milestone. Dorothy's mockery of Miss Chapman and the ice man rolls right off him, but his arrival signals that Lorelei's ambitions are shifting from shopping to something more permanent.

## Relationships

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/dorothy)

_romantic_

Dorothy and Mr. Spoffard share a romantic connection, with Mr. Spoffard as a persistent suitor.

### [Miss Chapman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/miss_chapman)

_social_

Miss Chapman and Mr. Spoffard are social acquaintances, possibly connected through Dorothy.

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/dorothy)

_romantic_

Dorothy and Mr. Spoffard share a romantic connection, with Mr. Spoffard as a persistent suitor.

## In the story

### [Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/gentlemen-prefer-blondes)

A prominent figure whose attention Lorelei seeks, representing a potential marriage prospect.

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