Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Robert Ferguson
A stunned employer locked in his own office building after hours, trapped with the dismissed employee he cannot escape and the estranged woman he never expected to see again.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Ferguson, Robert Ferguson
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
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The waiter telling the story, formerly known as Roach.
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Mr. Ferguson finds himself marooned in the office building after seven o'clock, forced into unwanted company with Master Bean, the employee he has just dismissed. Fleeing upstairs, he stumbles into the office of his…
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The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s pervasive homesickness and alienation crystallize as she hears t…
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