# Evans — Short Fiction character guide

> Evans in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0005-the-flowering-of-the-strange-orchid

## Snapshot

A practical man drawn into the uncanny business of a strange orchid, whose ordinary competence is no match for what it conceals.

## Who they are

Evans belongs to the world of greenhouses, collectors, and the quiet commerce of rare plants, where a new specimen is worth more than most men's scruples. He is steady, methodical, and confident in the ordinary rules of cause and effect — which is precisely the confidence the story sets out to dismantle. His presence matters because the horror of the orchid registers most sharply against a man who expects the natural world to behave.

## In the story

### [The Treasure in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/the-treasure-in-the-forest)

One of the two treasure hunters; he succumbs to poisoned thorns while moving the gold ingots.

### [The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-inexperienced-ghost)

A club member who admires Clayton and encourages him to tell the ghost story.

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