# Adela Pingsford — Short Fiction character guide

> Adela Pingsford in Short Fiction by Saki.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Adela

**First appearance:** 0031-the-baker-s-dozen

## Who they are

A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.

## Relationships

### [Theophil Eshley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/theophil_eshley)

_psychological_

Adela and Theophil have a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, with intense psychological interplay.

### [Theophil Eshley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/theophil_eshley)

_psychological_

Adela and Theophil have a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, with intense psychological interplay.

### [Theophil Eshley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/theophil_eshley)

_psychological_

Adela and Theophil have a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, with intense psychological interplay.

## In the story

### [The Dreamer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-dreamer)

Aunt Adela Chemping, who takes Cyprian shopping and is scandalized by his hatless state.

### [The Stalled Ox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-stalled-ox)

Eshley's neighbor, who is furious when an ox invades her garden and morning-room, destroying her chrysanthemums and a book.

## Links

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