# John James Abbleway — Short Fiction character guide

> John James Abbleway in Short Fiction by Saki.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Abbleway, John James, John

**First appearance:** 0030-crosscurrents

## Who they are

A character involved in a complicated social scheme.

## In the story

### [The Remoulding of Groby Lington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-remoulding-of-groby-lington)

Mentioned as the stable-boy who announces the parrot's death.

### [The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-disappearance-of-crispina-umberleigh)

The Wine Merchant who narrates the story of his aunt's disappearance.

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

Mona's husband, a practical farmer absorbed in agricultural concerns, who initially fails to understand Mona's soul-sickness but becomes more sympathetic after his own serious illness.

### [The Name-Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-name-day)

Protagonist; a timid English businessman traveling to meet his fiancée, stranded in a snowstorm.

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