# Hautboy — Short Fiction character guide

> Hautboy in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Hautboy, the easy, indifferent Hautboy

**First appearance:** 0018-the-fiddler

## Who they are

A cheerful, contented fiddler who lives a simple life despite his talent.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

_social_

Hautboy is a cheerful, contented acquaintance of the narrator, representing a contrast to the narrator's own melancholy.

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

_social_

Hautboy is a cheerful, contented acquaintance of the narrator, representing a contrast to the narrator's own melancholy.

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

_social_

Hautboy is a cheerful, contented acquaintance of the narrator, representing a contrast to the narrator's own melancholy.

## In the story

### [The Fiddler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-fiddler)

A short, full, ruddy-complexioned man of forty with a juvenile, cheerful demeanor; once a celebrated child prodigy (Master Betty) now living obscurely as a fiddling teacher, yet radiating genuine happiness and wisdom.

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