# Old Duggie — Short Fiction character guide

> Old Duggie in Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Duggie, Duggie 's elder brother, Good old Duggie, old Duggie, Poor old Duggie

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

## Snapshot

A love-struck innocent who found a dime and fears the string, Duggie's engagement to Dorothy sets his formidable sister Florence plotting to disillusion him through hospitality.

## Who they are

Old Duggie approaches his engagement with puzzled happiness, like a man who has found something valuable and suspects a trap. His sister Florence's sudden acceptance of the match fills him with foreboding rather than relief, and rightly so—she intends to destroy his romance through strategic kindness. His heroic declaration that love is not dependent on environment sets up the collision between romantic idealism and calculated opposition.

## In the story

### [Disentangling Old Duggie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/disentangling-old-duggie)

Douglas Craye, Reggie's friend; becomes engaged to Mrs. Darrell but is easily influenced by his sister Florence.

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