Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man · Character
Mr. Gaffikin
A good-humoured, voluble sportsman of thirty-five who sells the narrator his finest hunter and treats the whole hunting field as an excellent joke.
supporting
Also known as Good-natured Mr. Gaffikin, Cosmo Gaffikin, Cosmo Gaffikin, Esq.
First appearance: V
As a supporting figure in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man, Mr. Gaffikin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Sells Harkaway to George, praises the horse, and wears a pink coat at the meet.
Mr. Gaffikin is a familiar figure in the hunting community, puffy-faced and full-moustached, easygoing and slangy, always ready with a confidential explanation. He parts with Harkaway only because the horse is no longer up to his weight, and he does so with genuine regret and generous praise. His cheerful commentary on the field, from Jaggett's clumsiness to the huntsman's tricks, gives the narrator a model of how to belong in this world with good humour rather than anxiety.
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