# J. S. M. Babington — School Stories character guide

> J. S. M. Babington in School Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Babington, Mr. J. S. M. Babington, Master Babington

**First appearance:** 0002-now-talking-about-cricket

## Snapshot

A 4B classicist whose polished blackboard-tumbling routine meets its match in a new master who was once a Cambridge Rugger Blue.

## Who they are

Babington is the virtuoso of the form's beloved round game — the staged accident, the eloquent defence, the cloud of witnesses — until Mr. Seymour's pleasant 'you lack finesse' punctures the whole performance. Ordered to work Hall and Knight examples on a half-holiday, he feels his artistic reputation shatter, and a letter from a medical cousin adds a further complication. His collision with the new order dramatizes the book's quiet theme of tradition meeting change.

## In the story

### [Harrison's Slight Error](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/harrison-s-slight-error)

Teases Harrison in the train carriage.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the player replacing Payne in the First Fifteen, though considered 'no good' by Bowden.

### [Author!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/author)

The protagonist who struggles with the consequences of his prank and later encounters Mr. Seymour socially.

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