# Mr. Wain — Mike character guide

> Mr. Wain in Mike by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wain, Suppose Wain

**First appearance:** 0002-i-mike

## Who they are

A master at Wrykyn who teaches classics and has a run-in with Mike.

## Relationships

### [Wyatt Burgess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/wyatt_burgess)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a master at the school who interacts with Wyatt Burgess in a teacher-student capacity.

### [Mike Jackson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/mike_jackson)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a teacher who interacts with Mike in a formal school setting.

### [Wyatt Burgess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/wyatt_burgess)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a master at the school who interacts with Wyatt Burgess in a teacher-student capacity.

### [Wyatt Burgess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/wyatt_burgess)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a master at the school who interacts with Wyatt Burgess in a teacher-student capacity.

### [Mike Jackson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/mike_jackson)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a teacher who interacts with Mike in a formal school setting.

### [Mike Jackson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/characters/mike_jackson)

_professional_

Mr. Wain is a teacher who interacts with Mike in a formal school setting.

## In the story

### [The Journey Down](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/ii-the-journey-down)

Housemaster of Wain's; stepfather of Wyatt; discussed as having a strained relationship with Wyatt.

### [Revelry by Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/v-revelry-by-night)

His dining room is the scene of Mike's late-night exploration; he bangs on the locked door after hearing the gramophone.

### [In Which a Tight Corner Is Evaded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/vi-in-which-a-tight-corner-is-evaded)

The housemaster who catches Mike and later Wyatt, but is outwitted by their burglar story; threatens severe punishment if they leave the dormitory again.

### [The Great Picnic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/x-the-great-picnic)

A master who finds the situation mysterious and deplorable.

### [A Surprise for Mr. Appleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/xxiii-a-surprise-for-mr-appleby)

Wyatt's stepfather; Mr. Appleby visits him to report Wyatt's nighttime escape.

### [Caught](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/xxiv-caught)

Discovers Wyatt's absence and waits in the dormitory to confront him.

### [Marching Orders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/xxv-marching-orders)

Discovers Wyatt's late return and delivers the punishment of expulsion, though he arranges a private withdrawal.

### [XXVI: The Aftermath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mike_se/chapters/xxvi-the-aftermath)

Keeps Wyatt locked in his dressing-room overnight to prevent escape.

## Links

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