# Mr. Cafferty — Mary, Mary character guide

> Mr. Cafferty in Mary, Mary by James Stephens.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-vii

## Who they are

Husband of Mrs. Cafferty, a minor character in the neighborhood.

## Relationships

### [The Young Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/characters/the_young_man)

_social_

Mr. Cafferty and The Young Man have a casual acquaintance, often crossing paths in the community.

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/characters/the_man)

_social_

Mr. Cafferty and The Man are slight acquaintances, with Mr. Cafferty keeping his distance.

### [Mrs. Cafferty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/characters/mrs_cafferty)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Cafferty are a married couple, bickering but united in their nosy interest in the neighborhood.

### [Mary Makebelieve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/characters/mary_makebelieve)

_social_

Mary Makebelieve and Mr. Cafferty are barely acquainted, exchanging only polite nods.

### [Mrs. Makebelieve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/characters/mrs_makebelieve)

_social_

Mr. Cafferty and Mrs. Makebelieve are neighbors who exchange pleasantries but keep their distance.

## In the story

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxi)

Referenced indirectly through Mrs. Cafferty's complaint about his morning behavior.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxxi)

Mr. Cafferty enters the room, stands with his six children walking around his legs, and solemnly smites his fist, requesting to be given the aggressor.

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