# The Colonel — Short Fiction character guide

> The Colonel in Short Fiction by M. R. James.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0036-an-evening-s-entertainment

## Who they are

A military man who experiences a strange event in a country house.

## In the story

### [Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/oh-whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you-my-lad)

A fellow guest at the Globe Inn, identified as Colonel Wilson, who warns Parkins about the whistle and is roused by the wind during the night.

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