Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Bons
A cultivated, church-voiced aesthete who finds himself on a supernatural omnibus and lectures his young companion on how a truly cultured person ought to behave.
supporting
Also known as Dear Mr. Bons, Bons, that Mr. Bons of whom I told you yesterday
First appearance: The Celestial Omnibus
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A skeptical adult who dismisses the boy's claims about the omnibus.
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Trembling before the cadaverous driver and the immortals beyond, Bons insists on reverence, meditation on beauty, and proper conduct, while the boy chatters about Dickens and races with Achilles. He confiscates the…
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