# Private Ortheris — Mr. Britling Sees It Through character guide

> Private Ortheris in Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ortheris

**First appearance:** 0106-1

## Who they are

A soldier, possibly a minor character in the war sections.

## In the story

### [§ 2](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/2)

A foul-mouthed cad in Hugh's platoon who imitates Kipling's character; Hugh finds him irritating and minces his own speech around him.

### [§ 3](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/3)

Mentioned as having a swollen lip from a fight and owning a motor-bicycle.

### [§ 4](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/4)

Attempts seduction, is rebuffed and punished by the girl's parents, and confesses his remorse to the platoon, revealing a vulnerable side.

### [§ 11](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/11)

Mentioned as playing billiards at the village inn and planning to become a marker after the war.

### [§ 14](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/14)

Hugh's comrade who dismisses deeper questions, asserting the Germans must be stopped.

### [§ 18](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/18)

Killed in action; Hugh describes his final moments, his characteristic humor, and his death.

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