Short Fiction · Character

Robert Walmsley

An older man, possibly a businessman or landowner.

minor

Also known as old man Walmsley, Robert, Mr. Walmsley, Mr. Robert Walmsley

Robert Walmsley shows up with force in An Original Idea. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The husband who is addicted to beer and becomes drunk after his wife sets up a home bar.

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An Original Idea
The husband who is addicted to beer and becomes drunk after his wife sets up a home bar.
After Supper
Mr. Sharp, who tries to express affection to his wife.
The Robe of Peace
Lancelot Gilliam, another friend who accompanies Eyres to the monastery.
The Guardian of the Accolade
The bank president, secretly removing a satchel from the vault at night, suspected of absconding.
One Thousand Dollars
Not present in this chapter.
The Defeat of the City
A successful Manhattan lawyer who returns to his family farm and regresses to rustic behavior, causing tension with his wife.
The Rathskeller and the Rose
Not present in this chapter.
The Making of a New Yorker
Not present in this chapter.
An Adjustment of Nature
Not present in this chapter.
The Handbook of Hymen
Not present in this chapter.
Girl
Robbins, Hartley's partner, appears briefly at the office.
Calloway's Code
Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
Proof of the Pudding
Not present in this chapter.
The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
The old man with white side-whiskers who tests Sir Percival Deering by requiring him to earn his own living.
No Story
Not present in this chapter.
A Poor Rule
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