# William Masson — Pastors and Masters character guide

> William Masson in Pastors and Masters by Ivy Compton-Burnett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Masson, William

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A tall, weather-beaten Fellow of Herrick's old college, stammering and easeful, who once meant romance to his companion and now watches old age arrive.

## Relationships

### [Emily Herrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/emily_herrick)

_professional_

Emily and William Masson interact frequently in a professional capacity, likely as colleagues or mentor-student within the academic setting.

### [Bumpus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/bumpus)

_friendship_

Bumpus and William Masson share a friendly, supportive bond, often acting as confidants.

### [Richard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/richard)

_friendship_

Richard and William Masson are friends or allies, possibly sharing intellectual or personal interests.

### [Emily Herrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/emily_herrick)

_professional_

Emily and William Masson interact frequently in a professional capacity, likely as colleagues or mentor-student within the academic setting.

### [Bumpus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/bumpus)

_friendship_

Bumpus and William Masson share a friendly, supportive bond, often acting as confidants.

### [Richard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/richard)

_friendship_

Richard and William Masson are friends or allies, possibly sharing intellectual or personal interests.

### [Emily Herrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/emily_herrick)

_professional_

Emily and William Masson interact frequently in a professional capacity, likely as colleagues or mentor-student within the academic setting.

### [Bumpus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/characters/bumpus)

_friendship_

Bumpus and William Masson share a friendly, supportive bond, often acting as confidants.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/chapters/ii)

A tall, large don in late middle age; one of the watchers at Crabbe's deathbed, and a friend to Herrick and Bumpus.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pastors_and_masters_se/chapters/vi)

Reveals he saved Bumpus's early manuscript, which he had kept for years without reading.

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