# Mr. Worby — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Worby in Short Fiction by M. R. James.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Worby

**First appearance:** 0034-a-view-from-a-hill

## Who they are

A watchful presence in the library's orbit, whose attention to who comes and goes helps trace the movements surrounding a young reader's shock.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/mr_lake)

_professional_

Mr. Lake and Mr. Worby have a professional relationship, possibly as colleagues or business partners.

### [Mr. Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/mr_lake)

_professional_

Mr. Lake and Mr. Worby have a professional relationship, possibly as colleagues or business partners.

### [Mr. Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/mr_lake)

_professional_

Mr. Lake and Mr. Worby have a professional relationship, possibly as colleagues or business partners.

## In the story

### [An Episode of Cathedral History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/an-episode-of-cathedral-history)

The principal verger, born around 1828, who recounts the cathedral's restoration history and the strange events that followed.

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