# Arthur Welsh — Short Fiction character guide

> Arthur Welsh in Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Arthur, the old Arthur, this new Arthur

**First appearance:** 0000-when-papa-swore-in-hindustani

## Snapshot

An artist whose avant-garde canvases nobody will buy, prompting him to ask Reggie Pepper whether a man must confess his past to his fiancée.

## Who they are

Arthur is the old Paris friend who bursts into Reggie's club, torn between adoring his future wife and dreading some buried chapter of his life. Three years of painting pictures that people will only appreciate in 1999 have left him broke and secretive, and his agitation over what to disclose gives Reggie a puzzle to meddle in. His comic desperation — the artist too far ahead of his time to sell, too anxious to marry cleanly — anchors the story's central tangle of art, money, and concealment.

## Relationships

### [Maud Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/maud_peters)

_romantic_

Arthur and Maud share a romantic relationship, possibly with elements of longing or devotion.

### [Maud Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/maud_peters)

_romantic_

Arthur and Maud share a romantic relationship, possibly with elements of longing or devotion.

## In the story

### [When Doctors Disagree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/when-doctors-disagree)

A barber and artist with his scissors, Arthur is consumed by jealousy over Maud's interactions with customers. He reforms briefly but then appears indifferent, causing Maud further worry.

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