# Pompey — Short Fiction character guide

> Pompey in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the gallant Pompey

**First appearance:** 0047-the-spectacles

## Who they are

Servant who assists his master in a comedic misunderstanding.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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Pompey is Legrand's elderly servant, who assists the narrator and Legrand in their endeavors.

## In the story

### [A Predicament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/a-predicament)

The elderly, corpulent negro servant who accompanies Zenobia, supports her during the ascent, and is scolded when he can no longer bear her weight.

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