# Mr. Waterfield — If I Had a Father character guide

> Mr. Waterfield in If I Had a Father by George MacDonald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Waterfield, Col . Gervaise Mr. Waterfield

**First appearance:** 0000-act-i

## Snapshot

A smooth, intrusive gentleman who talks his way into the sculptor's studio and treats art, and people, as things to be appraised.

## Who they are

Mr. Waterfield breezes into Gervaise's studio with the confidence of a man who assumes every door opens for him, praising the clay figure and pressing for a glimpse of the model. His easy manners and veiled insinuations unsettle Gervaise, who has him shown out and barred from returning. He is the kind of social predator whose charm is a warning, and his brief appearance plants the unease that shadows the studio scenes.

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