# Doctor Robertson — Short Fiction character guide

> Doctor Robertson in Short Fiction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dr. Robertson, Dr.

**First appearance:** 0033-an-authentic-narrative-of-a-haunted-house

## Snapshot

A grave physician summoned to examine a young woman's inexplicable neck-mark, whose quiet scrutiny turns a family's unease into dread.

## Who they are

Called to the bedside of a patient whose strange dreams and sensations have baffled everyone, Doctor Robertson listens with mounting gravity and then asks to see her father alone. Behind the window's deep recess, the two men argue in whispers while the family watches, excluded and afraid. His discovery of a small blue spot transforms a private complaint into a case that will demand courage and secrecy from everyone in the house.

## Relationships

### [Captain Barton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_barton)

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Captain Barton and Doctor Robertson are close friends, with Robertson providing medical and emotional support.

### [Captain Barton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_barton)

_friendship_

Captain Barton and Doctor Robertson are close friends, with Robertson providing medical and emotional support.

### [Captain Barton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_barton)

_friendship_

Captain Barton and Doctor Robertson are close friends, with Robertson providing medical and emotional support.

## In the story

### [The Fatal Bride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/the-fatal-bride)

Present at the bedside of Miss Chadleigh; confronts the narrator and pushes him out of the room.

### [IV: In the Parlour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/iv-in-the-parlour)

Present at Wauling during the storm, helps search for the missing leases.

### [IV: Her Habits—A Saunter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/iv-her-habits-a-saunter)

Visits to discuss the mysterious illness affecting local peasants; hints at supernatural explanations.

### [The Dead Sexton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/the-dead-sexton)

Mentioned as Doctor Lincote, the local doctor who examines the corpse.

### [VIII: Somebody Has Got Into the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/viii-somebody-has-got-into-the-house)

Doctor Hedstone visits the Judge, advises him to rest and go to bed, and warns him about his gout. He is an energetic physician who tries to lift the Judge's spirits.

### [III: An Advertisement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/iii-an-advertisement)

The physician consulted by Barton; he notes Barton's mental distress and suspects a connection between the advertisement and Barton's unease.

### [V: Mr. Barton States His Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/v-mr-barton-states-his-case)

The clergyman and scholar who listens to Barton's confession and attempts to offer rational and spiritual counsel.

## Links

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