# Mr. Peters — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Peters in Short Fiction by O. Henry.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Peters, The Peters

**First appearance:** 0000-lord-oakhurst-s-curse

## Who they are

A character with a common surname, possibly related to Jeff Peters.

## In the story

### [Taking No Chances](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/taking-no-chances)

Mark Twain, the humorist who considers the trip but declines after hearing about the epyornis eggs.

### [A Righteous Outburst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-righteous-outburst)

The toy shop proprietor who coldly confronts the man about his earlier scam.

### [Getting Acquainted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/getting-acquainted)

The grocer who sees through the narrator's act and reveals the unpaid balance.

### [An X-Ray Fable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/an-x-ray-fable)

The man with the Cathode Ray who takes X-ray photographs for a fee, revealing people's thoughts but withholding the full truth.

### [Sound and Fury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/sound-and-fury)

Mr. Penne, the author dictating the story, is a variant of Mr. Peters.

### [The Romance of a Busy Broker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-romance-of-a-busy-broker)

Pitcher, the confidential clerk, who notes the broker's forgetfulness and handles the agency call.

### [One Thousand Dollars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/one-thousand-dollars)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Rathskeller and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-rathskeller-and-the-rose)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Making of a New Yorker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-making-of-a-new-yorker)

Not present in this chapter.

### [An Adjustment of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/an-adjustment-of-nature)

Not present in this chapter.

### [Nemesis and the Candy Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/nemesis-and-the-candy-man)

The candy man, a street peddler who sells motto kisses and becomes the object of Mademoiselle Adèle's flirtation.

### [The Harbinger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-harbinger)

The protagonist, a lazy loafer who plots to steal a dollar from his wife.

### [The Handbook of Hymen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-handbook-of-hymen)

Not present in this chapter.

### [Calloway's Code](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/calloway-s-code)

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

### [Proof of the Pudding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/proof-of-the-pudding)

Not present in this chapter.

### [No Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/no-story)

Not present in this chapter.

### [A Poor Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-poor-rule)

Not present in this chapter.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters