# Mr. Peters — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Peters in Short Fiction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** II Mr. Peters

**First appearance:** 0100-ii-mr-peters

## Snapshot

A feeble, chalk-faced informant who comes to Judge Harbottle with warnings of treason and blood, then proves far more dangerous than his trembling manner suggests.

## Who they are

Mr. Peters arrives at Judge Harbottle's door with word of a conspiracy and a pointed warning that trying the prisoner Lewis Pyneweck may shorten the judge's days. He presents himself as a conscience-stricken man eager to serve the law, yet his pallor and his furtive manner unsettle even the hardened judge. His true role in the web of treason and violence around the trial is the story's most disquieting puzzle, and his actions force the reader to question who is hunter and who is prey.

## In the story

### [II: Mr. Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/ii-mr-peters)

A mysterious old gentleman who warns Judge Harbottle about the 'High Court of Appeal' conspiracy. He appears frail and agitated, and his story deeply unsettles the Judge.

### [III: Lewis Pyneweck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/iii-lewis-pyneweck)

Disguised as a feeble old man, he attacks the footman and escapes; his features resemble Lewis Pyneweck.

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