Short Fiction · Character

The Chaplain

A clergyman who appears in various social settings, often with dry wit.

minor

First appearance: Reginald

The Chaplain shows up with force in Reginald. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned indirectly through the Archdeacon's wife; Reginald discusses Zaza with her.

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In Reginald: Mentioned indirectly through the Archdeacon's wife; Reginald discusses Zaza with her. Later, in The Saint and the Goblin: The stone saint and goblin are the central figures; the vergeress is a minor human…

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Social schemes and entanglements
Socially overwhelmed characters
Name-based social amusement
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Social confusion catalysts

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Reginald
Mentioned indirectly through the Archdeacon's wife; Reginald discusses Zaza with her.
The Saint and the Goblin
The stone saint and goblin are the central figures; the vergeress is a minor human character.
Reginald on the Academy
The Other, the Chaplain, engages in dialogue with Reginald, offering counterpoints and prompting further commentary.
Reginald's Peace Poem
The Other, who listens to Reginald's poem and offers dry commentary.
Reginald at the Theatre
Not present; the duchess is the interlocutor, but the chaplain is not mentioned in this excerpt.
The Lost Sanjak
The prison chaplain who listens to the condemned man's story and later checks the location of Novibazar in an atlas.
The Unkindest Blow
Not directly present; the chapter focuses on the Duke of Falvertoon and the media circus.
The Storyteller
Not present; placeholder omitted.
The East Wing
Appears as Canon Clore, who comments on suffragette militancy and the political implications of the fire.

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