# Mr. Porfer — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Mr. Porfer in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0065-a-lady-from-redhorse

## Who they are

An ill-clad old man shuffling through winter snow toward the Home for Old Men, his rags the uniform of an army of indigence.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/v)

A wealthy former gambler who once narrowly escaped hanging; now leading a social expedition to Hurdy-Gurdy.

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