# Norman Gortsby — Short Fiction character guide

> Norman Gortsby in Short Fiction by Saki.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gortsby

**First appearance:** 0029-the-bag

## Who they are

A man who is cynical about a stranger's story in a park.

## In the story

### [Dusk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/dusk)

Sits on a park bench at dusk, reflecting on the defeated and disillusioned. He is skeptical of a young man's story but later lends him money after finding a cake of soap, only to discover the story was a lie.

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