# Bugs — Short Fiction character guide

> Bugs in Short Fiction by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-the-battler

## Who they are

Ad Francis's companion in The Battler.

## In the story

### [The Battler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/the-battler)

Ad Francis's companion, a polite and soft-spoken negro who cares for Ad and knocks him out to prevent violence. He explains Ad's history to Nick.

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