Short Fiction · Character
Groby Lington
A once-respected man whose odd behavior — lozenges flung in church, a stable-boy pitched into nettles — baffles his servants and scandalizes his pew.
supporting
Also known as Groby
First appearance: The Remoulding of Groby Lington
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Groby Lington is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The protagonist, a middle-aged man who undergoes a personality transformation after acquiring a monkey.
Groby Lington was long regarded as a cheerful, well-dispositioned body who gave no particular trouble, but recent months have turned his household and congregation against him. He flips lozenges at a fellow worshipper during prayer and swings a servant into a clump of nettles with unsettling glee. His transformation matters because the story's early arc is the widening gap between his former reputation and the inexplicable conduct everyone is now cataloguing.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Protagonist
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Social schemes and entanglements
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Groby Lington in The Remoulding of Groby Lington